The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
GROUNDOUT
Definition of GROUNDOUT
noun
Alternative form of ground out.
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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.
GROUNDOUT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 39, 28 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GROUNDOUT starts with G and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read DGNOORTUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and U appear more than once.
Words that start GROUND
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found GROUNDOUT?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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