The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
BALKER
Definition of BALKER
noun
Someone or something that balks; a naysayer.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From balk + -er.
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.
BALKER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 103, 31 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
BALKER starts with B and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ABEKLR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found BALKER?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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