The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
ACHENES
Definition of ACHENES
noun
plural of achene
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ACHENES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 57, 16 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 57, 16 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ACHENES starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACEEHNS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 57
Could you have found ACHENES?
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 57 - and most players walked straight past it.
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