The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
LUTHIER
Definition of LUTHIER
noun
A person who, or a business which, makes or repairs stringed wooden musical instruments, such as lutes, violins, and guitars.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French luthier, from luth (“lute”).
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.
LUTHIER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 40 boards so far. 80 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 20, 9 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LUTHIER starts with L and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EHILRTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found LUTHIER?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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