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TRUDGEON
Definition of TRUDGEON
noun
Alternative form of trudgen.
noun
A swimming stroke in which the left and right hands are alternately raised out of the water, brought forward and drawn back through the water. A scissor kick is performed on every second stroke.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, TRUDGEON · 1 relative 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.
TRUDGEON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 22, 11 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TRUDGEON starts with T and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read DEGNORTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start TRUDGE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found TRUDGEON?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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