The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
BASEPLATE
Definition of BASEPLATE
noun
A solid piece of material that has enough strength and sturdiness to serve as the surface to which other things are attached to be supported. The foundation of a skateboard that mounts directly to the underside of the deck using hardware.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From base + plate.
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.
BASEPLATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 48, 7 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 48, 7 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BASEPLATE starts with B and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AABEELPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and E appear more than once.
Words that start BASEPL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 48
Could you have found BASEPLATE?
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 48 - and most players walked straight past it.
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