The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
DECODINGS
Definition of DECODINGS
noun
plural of decoding
noun
An instance of the translation of something (usually a message or other text) into a form more suitable for subsequent processing.
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Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DECODINGS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 141, 8 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 141, 8 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DECODINGS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CDDEGINOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D appears more than once.
Could you have found DECODINGS?
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 141 - and most players walked straight past it.
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