The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
DREADER
Definition of DREADER
noun
One who dreads.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From dread + -er.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, DREAD · 4 relatives 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.
DREADER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 141, 8 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
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
DREADER starts with D and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ADDEERR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D, R and E appear more than once.
Could you have found DREADER?
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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