The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
LODEN
Definition of LODEN
noun
A thick waterproof cloth used for garments.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from German Loden.
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.
LODEN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LODEN starts with L and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read DELNO - 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 42
Could you have found LODEN?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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