The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
ASTACOLOGY
Definition of ASTACOLOGY
noun
The study of crayfish (Astacoidea).
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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.
ASTACOLOGY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 78, 6 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 112, 9 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 78, 6 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ASTACOLOGY starts with A and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AACGLOOSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and O appear more than once.
Could you have found ASTACOLOGY?
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 78 - and most players walked straight past it.
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