The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
HELVES
Definition of HELVES
noun
plural of helve
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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.
HELVES in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 53, 12 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 45 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 54, 13 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HELVES starts with H and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEHLSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found HELVES?
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 53 - and most players walked straight past it.
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