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SHNOZ
Definition of SHNOZ
noun
Alternative form of schnozz.
SCHNOZZ
noun
Nose.
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Word DNA
SHNOZ inherits its ancestry from its root, SCHNOZZ.
Line of descent
- Yiddish
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
30th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.3%
of traced words share this origin (228)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SCHNOZZ · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names German.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SHNOZ in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 176, 12 November 2026. The most recent board was Day 177, 13 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 176, 12 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SHNOZ starts with S and ends with Z. Sorted, its letters read HNOSZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Could you have found SHNOZ?
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 176 - and most players walked straight past it.
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