The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
FOUNDINGS
Definition of FOUNDINGS
noun
plural of founding
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Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FOUNDINGS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 145, 12 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 145, 12 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FOUNDINGS starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DFGINNOSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once.
Could you have found FOUNDINGS?
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 145 - and most players walked straight past it.
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