The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
NEWBIE
Definition of NEWBIE
noun
A newcomer or neophyte, someone new to something.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Uncertain — perhaps an alteration of newie with intrusive b (compare freebie); possibly a blend of newborn + baby; or perhaps a shortening of new boy or new beginner.
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.
NEWBIE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 113, 10 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First found by a player on Day 36, 25 June 2026.
Built from these letters
NEWBIE starts with N and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BEEINW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found NEWBIE?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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