The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
CROOKING
Definition of CROOKING
verb
present participle and gerund of crook
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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.
CROOKING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 88, 16 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 33 days.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
CROOKING starts with C and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read CGIKNOOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found CROOKING?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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