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ROODS
Definition of ROODS
noun
plural of rood
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Word DNA
ROODS inherits its ancestry from its root, ROOD.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.4%
of traced words share this origin (11,223)
How it is built
Same root, ROOD · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names Norwegian.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ROODS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 40 boards so far. 70 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ROODS starts with R and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DOORS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
4 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found ROODS?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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