The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
ORMOLU
Definition of ORMOLU
noun
Golden or gilded brass or bronze used for decorative purposes.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French or moulu (literally “ground gold”).
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.
ORMOLU in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 114, 11 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 31, 20 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ORMOLU starts with O and ends with U. Sorted, its letters read LMOORU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found ORMOLU?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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