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SHMOOZING
Definition of SHMOOZING
verb
present participle and gerund of shmooze
SCHMOOZE · via shmooze
verb
To talk casually, especially in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection.
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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.
SHMOOZING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 19 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 55, 14 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SHMOOZING starts with S and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read GHIMNOOSZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start SHMOOZ
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 55
Could you have found SHMOOZING?
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 55 - and most players walked straight past it.
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