The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
ODES
Definition of ODES
noun
plural of ode
ODE
noun
A short poetical composition proper to be set to music or sung; a lyric poem; especially, now, a poem characterized by sustained noble sentiment and appropriate dignity of style.
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Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ODES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 42, 1 July 2026.
Built from these letters
ODES starts with O and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found ODES?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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