The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
EXTENSOR
Definition of EXTENSOR
noun
A muscle whose contraction extends or straightens a limb or body part.
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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.
EXTENSOR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 91, 19 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 91, 19 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EXTENSOR starts with E and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EENORSTX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start EXTENS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EXTENSOR?
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 91 - and most players walked straight past it.
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