The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
CARPHOLOGY
Definition of CARPHOLOGY
noun
Alternative form of carphologia.
CARPHOLOGIA
noun
Picking at bedding and clothing, or at the lips, or of perceived invisible objects.
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Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CARPHOLOGY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 55, 14 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CARPHOLOGY starts with C and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ACGHLOOPRY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 55
Could you have found CARPHOLOGY?
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 55 - and most players walked straight past it.
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