The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
ETUDE
Definition of ETUDE
noun
A short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From around the year 1837, borrowed from French étude (“study”) from Latin studium. Doublet of studio and study.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ETUDE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 27 boards so far. 59 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 13, 2 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 13, 2 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ETUDE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEETU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 13
Could you have found ETUDE?
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 13 - and most players walked straight past it.
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