The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
GUIDELINE
Definition of GUIDELINE
noun
A non-specific rule or principle that provides direction to action or behaviour.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From guide + line.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, GUIDELINE · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GUIDELINE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First found by a player on Day 36, 25 June 2026.
Built from these letters
GUIDELINE starts with G and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEEGIILNU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and E appear more than once.
Words that start GUIDEL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found GUIDELINE?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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