The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
CONTROLS
Definition of CONTROLS
noun
plural of control
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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.
CONTROLS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 62, 21 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 34 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 7, 28 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CONTROLS starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CLNOORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start CONTRO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found CONTROLS?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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