The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
HEADER
Definition of HEADER
noun
The upper portion of a page (or other) layout.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From head + -er.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, HEAD · 4 relatives 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.
HEADER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 6, 27 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 6, 27 May 2026.
Built from these letters
HEADER starts with H and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ADEEHR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 6
Could you have found HEADER?
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 6 - and most players walked straight past it.
Play today's OUTLIER