The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
MODIOLUS
Definition of MODIOLUS
noun
The central core of the cochlea
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin modiolus (“wheel's hub”), diminutive of modius (“measure of grain”).
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.
MODIOLUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 105, 2 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First found by a player on Day 105, 2 September 2026.
Built from these letters
MODIOLUS starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DILMOOSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Could you have found MODIOLUS?
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 105 - and most players walked straight past it.
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