The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
GLOBS
Definition of GLOBS
noun
plural of glob
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Word DNA
GLOBS inherits its ancestry from its root, GLOB.
How it is built
Same root, GLOB · 4 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Proto-Indo-European.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GLOBS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 32 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 36, 25 June 2026.
Built from these letters
GLOBS starts with G and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BGLOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found GLOBS?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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