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SCHMOOSES
Definition of SCHMOOSES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of schmoose
SCHMOOZE · via schmoose
verb
To talk casually, especially in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SCHMOOSES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 162, 29 October 2026.
Built from these letters
SCHMOOSES starts with S and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEHMOOSSS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S and O appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SCHMOO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SCHMOOSES?
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 162 - and most players walked straight past it.
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