The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
HIOI
Definition of HIOI
noun
Synonym of New Zealand mint.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Māori hīoi.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HIOI in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 28 days.
First found by a player on Day 99, 27 August 2026.
Built from these letters
HIOI starts with H and ends with I. Sorted, its letters read HIIO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Could you have found HIOI?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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