The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
HAKES
Definition of HAKES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of hake
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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.
HAKES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 35 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 46, 5 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 46, 5 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HAKES starts with H and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEHKS - 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 46
Could you have found HAKES?
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 46 - and most players walked straight past it.
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