The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
LUMBERING
Definition of LUMBERING
noun
The act of one who lumbers; heavy, clumsy movement.
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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.
LUMBERING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 33 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 22, 11 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LUMBERING starts with L and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read BEGILMNRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start LUMBER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found LUMBERING?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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