The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
FOSS
Definition of FOSS
noun
Alternative spelling of fosse.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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.
FOSS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 76, 4 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FOSS starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read FOSS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start FOSS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FOSS?
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 76 - and most players walked straight past it.
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