The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
AFTERSHAVE
Definition of AFTERSHAVE
noun
a lotion, gel, or liquid used after finishing shaving
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From after- + shave.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
AFTERSHAVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 46, 5 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 46, 5 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AFTERSHAVE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AAEEFHRSTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and E appear more than once.
Words that start AFTERS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 46
Could you have found AFTERSHAVE?
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 46 - and most players walked straight past it.
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