The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
OSTRAKON
Definition of OSTRAKON
noun
Alternative form of ostracon.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
OSTRAKON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 54, 13 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 54, 13 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OSTRAKON starts with O and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AKNOORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 54
Could you have found OSTRAKON?
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 54 - and most players walked straight past it.
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