The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
HOMEBREW
Definition of HOMEBREW
noun
A beer brewed by enthusiasts rather than commercially.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From home + brew.
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.
HOMEBREW in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 28, 17 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HOMEBREW starts with H and ends with W. Sorted, its letters read BEEHMORW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start HOMEBR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found HOMEBREW?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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