The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
COGWHEEL
Definition of COGWHEEL
noun
A gear wheel.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From cog + wheel.
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.
COGWHEEL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 51, 10 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 51, 10 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
COGWHEEL starts with C and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read CEEGHLOW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 51
Could you have found COGWHEEL?
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 51 - and most players walked straight past it.
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