The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
BUGS
Definition of BUGS
noun
plural of bug
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BUGS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 44, 3 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 103, 31 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First found by a player on Day 44, 3 July 2026.
Built from these letters
BUGS starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BGSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start BUGS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 44
Could you have found BUGS?
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 44 - and most players walked straight past it.
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