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SMOOT
Definition of SMOOT
noun
A unit of length defined as exactly sixty-seven inches (approximately 1.70 meters).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Derives from the height of Oliver R. Smoot, who had lain on the Harvard Bridge to measure it as a fraternity prank at MIT.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SMOOT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 33, 22 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SMOOT starts with S and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read MOOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start SMOOT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found SMOOT?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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