The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
BENDER
Definition of BENDER
noun
One who, or that which, bends.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Hypotheses:
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.
BENDER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 113, 10 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BENDER starts with B and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read BDEENR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found BENDER?
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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