The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
ALUMROOT
Definition of ALUMROOT
noun
Any of several perennial herbs, of the genus Heuchera, native to North America.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From alum + root.
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.
ALUMROOT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 114, 11 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 55, 14 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ALUMROOT starts with A and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ALMOORTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 55
Could you have found ALUMROOT?
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 55 - and most players walked straight past it.
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