The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
KYLIN
Definition of KYLIN
noun
Alternative form of qilin.
QILIN
noun
A mythical Chinese hooved chimerical creature, said to appear in conjunction with the arrival of a sage.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, KYLIN · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
KYLIN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 30, 19 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 117, 14 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 31 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
KYLIN starts with K and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read IKLNY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 30
Could you have found KYLIN?
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 30 - and most players walked straight past it.
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