The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
FERRULES
Definition of FERRULES
noun
plural of ferrule.
noun
A band or cap (usually metal) placed around a shaft to reinforce it or to prevent splitting. The metal spike at the end of the shaft of an ice axe.
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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.
FERRULES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 124, 21 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 124, 21 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FERRULES starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEFLRRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and R appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start FERRUL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FERRULES?
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 124 - and most players walked straight past it.
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