The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
KEYHOLE
Definition of KEYHOLE
noun
The hole in a lock where the key is inserted and turns.
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Where it comes from
From key + hole.
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.
KEYHOLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 40 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 10, 30 May 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 10, 30 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
KEYHOLE starts with K and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEHKLOY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 10
Could you have found KEYHOLE?
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 10 - and most players walked straight past it.
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