The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
IRIDES
Definition of IRIDES
noun
plural of iris (part of the eye)
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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.
IRIDES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 72, 31 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 30 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 25, 14 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
IRIDES starts with I and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEIIRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start IRIDES
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found IRIDES?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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