The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
MANUAL
Definition of MANUAL
noun
Synonym of handbook.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English manuel, from Old French manuel, from Late Latin manuāle (“handbook, manual”).
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.
MANUAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 12, 1 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MANUAL starts with M and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AALMNU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
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 12
Could you have found MANUAL?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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