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STOOZE
Definition of STOOZE
verb
To borrow money at low to no interest for the purpose of making a profit by depositing it for higher interest.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Apparently coined in 2004 from Stooz, nickname of a contributor to Motley Fool Internet message boards.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
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.
STOOZE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 160, 27 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 165, 1 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 160, 27 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
STOOZE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EOOSTZ - 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 STOOZE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found STOOZE?
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 160 - and most players walked straight past it.
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