The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
FLAKER
Definition of FLAKER
noun
A tool or appliance used to break flakes off a piece of material or something into it.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From flake + -er.
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.
FLAKER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 47, 6 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 68, 27 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 41 days.
First found by a player on Day 47, 6 July 2026.
Built from these letters
FLAKER starts with F and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AEFKLR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 47
Could you have found FLAKER?
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 47 - and most players walked straight past it.
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