The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
MERLONS
Definition of MERLONS
noun
plural of merlon
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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.
MERLONS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First found by a player on Day 87, 15 August 2026.
Also on
Built from these letters
MERLONS starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ELMNORS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 55
Could you have found MERLONS?
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 55 - and most players walked straight past it.
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