The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
OOSE
Definition of OOSE
noun
Fluff, particularly from a textile source such as cotton or wool.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Scots oose, an alternative form of oos, the plural form of oo (“wool”).
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.
OOSE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 22, 11 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
OOSE starts with O and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EOOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start OOSE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found OOSE?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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