Outlier just got a lot more fun with other people. Outlier Groups turn the daily rare-word game into your own leaderboard: everyone plays the same board each day, and your group ranks you against each other. Here is a quick tour of what they are, how to spin one up, and how the public, private, invite, and join pieces fit together.
What Outlier Groups are
A group is a private daily leaderboard. Everyone in it plays the same daily Outlier and gets ranked by score, with a weekly view that tracks averages over time. It is the easiest way to keep a running rivalry going with friends, family, or coworkers without scheduling anything.
The point is simple: you already play the same puzzle as the rest of the world, so a group just scopes the competition down to the people you actually know. One board a day, one shared scoreboard, no setup.
How to create a group
Open the Groups page and tap Create a group. Give it a name and a crest, pick public or private, and you are the leader. You will need a claimed username first, since that is how your group sees you.
Once it exists, you share it and people join. As leader you control the settings: who can ask to join, whether requests auto-approve, and whether members can invite others. You can hand off leadership or add admins to help run it.
Public or private
A public group can be found in search and shows its standings to anyone. The leader decides whether people can ask to join, and whether those requests are reviewed or auto-approved.
A private group is invite-only and hidden from search. The only way in is the invite link the leader (or, if allowed, a member) shares. Pick private for a tight circle, public if you want to grow.
The group page, invites, and join links
Every group has its own profile page with today's standings, the weekly history, the member list, and a share bar. Members who haven't played yet get a quick play button, and live games show as in progress until they lock in.
To pull people in, share the group's invite link. Anyone who opens it joins instantly (they claim a username first if they need one). Leaders and admins can also add people by username, and you can let regular members invite too. If someone asks to join a public group, leaders see the request on the Groups menu and approve, deny, or block it.
Curious about the details, like blocking, opting out of being added, or group-vs-group rivalries? The groups FAQ covers all of it.
Get your group going
Grab a couple of friends and make it a daily thing. Create a group, send the invite, and see who finds the rare words nobody else does. Start an Outlier Group and pull your people in.