The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
FERULE
Definition of FERULE
noun
A ruler-shaped instrument, generally used to slap naughty children on the hand.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle French ferule (modern French férule), from Latin ferula (“giant fennel”). Doublet of ferula.
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.
FERULE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 43 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 28, 17 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FERULE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEFLRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found FERULE?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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