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STOOGED
Definition of STOOGED
verb
simple past and past participle of stooge
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Word DNA
STOOGED inherits its ancestry from its root, STOOGE.
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 (195)
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.
STOOGED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 25, 14 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
STOOGED starts with S and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEGOOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found STOOGED?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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