The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
GEARS
Definition of GEARS
noun
plural of gear
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GEARS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 15, 4 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 15, 4 June 2026.
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Built from these letters
GEARS starts with G and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEGRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
5 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 15
Could you have found GEARS?
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 15 - and most players walked straight past it.
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