The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
HOOKING
Definition of HOOKING
verb
present participle and gerund of hook
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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.
HOOKING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 14, 3 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 14, 3 June 2026.
Built from these letters
HOOKING starts with H and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read GHIKNOO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 14
Could you have found HOOKING?
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 14 - and most players walked straight past it.
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