The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
AIRLOCK
Definition of AIRLOCK
noun
A sealed, airtight chamber, such as in a manned spacecraft or submarine, used to provide access to and from the sealed area without allowing air out or water in.
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Where it comes from
From air + lock.
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.
AIRLOCK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 101, 29 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 117, 14 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 101, 29 August 2026.
Built from these letters
AIRLOCK starts with A and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read ACIKLOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found AIRLOCK?
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 101 - and most players walked straight past it.
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