The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
OBLONG
Definition of OBLONG
adjective
Having a length and width that are different; not square or circular.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English oblong, oblonge, borrowed from Latin oblongus.
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.
OBLONG in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 30 boards so far. 120 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 13, 2 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 13, 2 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OBLONG starts with O and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read BGLNOO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 13
Could you have found OBLONG?
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 13 - and most players walked straight past it.
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