The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
HATBANDS
Definition of HATBANDS
noun
plural of hatband
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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.
HATBANDS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 116, 13 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 121, 18 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 116, 13 September 2026.
Built from these letters
HATBANDS starts with H and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AABDHNST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Could you have found HATBANDS?
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 116 - and most players walked straight past it.
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