The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
DORMANCY
Definition of DORMANCY
noun
The state or characteristic of being dormant; quiet, inactive restfulness.
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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.
DORMANCY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 22 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 25, 14 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DORMANCY starts with D and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ACDMNORY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start DORMAN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found DORMANCY?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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