The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
CHEQUE
Definition of CHEQUE
noun
A written order directing a bank to pay money to a person or entity.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From check, possibly influenced by exchequer. First attested in the 1790s.
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.
CHEQUE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 40, 29 June 2026.
Built from these letters
CHEQUE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEEHQU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start CHEQUE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found CHEQUE?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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