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STOOGE
Definition of STOOGE
noun
One who knowingly allows themself to be used for another's profit; a dupe.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Perhaps an abbreviation of Russian студе́нт (studént) [stʊˈdʲent]; the original meaning was “stage assistant, actor who assists a comedian”. It may have been a Yiddish vaudeville term.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
31st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.2%
of traced words share this origin (186)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, STOOGE · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
STOOGE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 38 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 11, 31 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
STOOGE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EGOOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found STOOGE?
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 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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