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POOTLE
Definition of POOTLE
noun
A stroll; a wandering.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Apparently an alteration of poodle, from German Low German Pudel, from the onomatopoeic term pudeln (“to splash about”) by its merging with tootle. Alternatively, a blending of doodle (to draw aimlessly) with potter (to move aimlessly)—as reported by 1970s English visitors to Australia.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
POOTLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 52, 11 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
POOTLE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ELOOPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found POOTLE?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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