The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
BACKDOOR
Definition of BACKDOOR
noun
Alternative form of back door.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From back + door.
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.
BACKDOOR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 47, 6 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 121, 18 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 47, 6 July 2026.
Also on
Built from these letters
BACKDOOR starts with B and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ABCDKOOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 47
Could you have found BACKDOOR?
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 47 - and most players walked straight past it.
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