The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
HOOKAS
Definition of HOOKAS
noun
plural of hooka
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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.
HOOKAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HOOKAS starts with H and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AHKOOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found HOOKAS?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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