The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
MUGGER
Definition of MUGGER
noun
A person who assaults and robs others, especially in a public place.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From mug + -er.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, MUG · 8 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.
MUGGER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 153, 20 October 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 153, 20 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MUGGER starts with M and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EGGMRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. G appears more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found MUGGER?
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 153 - and most players walked straight past it.
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