The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
KNAPWEEDS
Definition of KNAPWEEDS
noun
plural of knapweed
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Word DNA
KNAPWEEDS inherits its ancestry from its root, KNAPWEED.
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
KNAPWEEDS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 37, 26 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
KNAPWEEDS starts with K and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADEEKNPSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found KNAPWEEDS?
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 37 - and most players walked straight past it.
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