The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
CLOOTIE
Definition of CLOOTIE
noun
A piece of rag.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Scots [Term?]; see cloot (“cloth”).
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.
CLOOTIE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 26 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 41, 30 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CLOOTIE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEILOOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found CLOOTIE?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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