The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
BALKILY
Definition of BALKILY
adverb
In a balky manner.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From balky + -ly.
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.
BALKILY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First found by a player on Day 110, 7 September 2026.
Built from these letters
BALKILY starts with B and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ABIKLLY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L 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.
Could you have found BALKILY?
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 110 - and most players walked straight past it.
Play today's OUTLIER