The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
ALGAE
Definition of ALGAE
noun
plural of alga
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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.
ALGAE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 27 boards so far. 142 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 9, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 9, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ALGAE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AAEGL - 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.
Also seen on Day 9
Could you have found ALGAE?
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 9 - and most players walked straight past it.
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