The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
ADVANCES
Definition of ADVANCES
noun
plural of advance
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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.
ADVANCES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 22, 11 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ADVANCES starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AACDENSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A 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.
Words that start ADVANC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found ADVANCES?
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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