The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
MIDGIER
Definition of MIDGIER
Wiktionary has no entry for MIDGIER itself. This is its base word, MIDGY.
noun
Synonym of midge (“small biting fly”).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The origin recorded for MIDGY.
From midge + -y (diminutive suffix).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, MIDGE · 6 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MIDGIER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 61, 20 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 61, 20 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MIDGIER starts with M and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read DEGIIMR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start MIDGIE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MIDGIER?
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 61 - and most players walked straight past it.
Play today's OUTLIER