The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
DOWNHAULS
Definition of DOWNHAULS
noun
plural of downhaul
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Word DNA
DOWNHAULS inherits its ancestry from its root, DOWNHAUL.
How it is built
Same root, DOWNHAUL · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DOWNHAULS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 50, 9 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 50, 9 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DOWNHAULS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADHLNOSUW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found DOWNHAULS?
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 50 - and most players walked straight past it.
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