The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
NEWSPEAK
Definition of NEWSPEAK
noun
Use of ambiguous, misleading, or euphemistic words in order to deceive the listener, especially by politicians and officials.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Newspeak, coined by George Orwell in 1949. Equivalent to new + speak.
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.
NEWSPEAK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 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 ever to find it
on Day 36, 25 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NEWSPEAK starts with N and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read AEEKNPSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start NEWSPE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found NEWSPEAK?
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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