The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
FRANCHISEE
Definition of FRANCHISEE
noun
A holder of a franchise; a person who is granted a franchise.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From franchise + -ee.
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.
FRANCHISEE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 81, 9 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FRANCHISEE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEEFHINRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start FRANCH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found FRANCHISEE?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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