The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
KOTOW
Definition of KOTOW
noun
Alternative spelling of kowtow.
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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.
KOTOW in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 112, 9 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 79, 7 August 2026.
Built from these letters
KOTOW starts with K and ends with W. Sorted, its letters read KOOTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start KOTOW
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found KOTOW?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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