The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
ICHNOLOGIES
Definition of ICHNOLOGIES
noun
plural of ichnology
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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.
ICHNOLOGIES in OUTLIER
It has fitted 12 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 5, 26 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 59, 18 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 36 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 84, 12 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ICHNOLOGIES starts with I and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEGHIILNOOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and O appear more than once.
Also seen on Day 5
Could you have found ICHNOLOGIES?
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 5 - and most players walked straight past it.
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