The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
EASTERLING
Definition of EASTERLING
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Easterling.
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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.
EASTERLING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 131, 28 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 28 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 34, 23 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EASTERLING starts with E and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read AEEGILNRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
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 EASTER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found EASTERLING?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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