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SHMOO
Definition of SHMOO
noun
A fictional animal created by cartoonist Al Capp, shaped like a smooth, plump bowling pin with stubby legs.
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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.
SHMOO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 58, 17 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 58, 17 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SHMOO starts with S and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read HMOOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start SHMOO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 58
Could you have found SHMOO?
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 58 - and most players walked straight past it.
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