The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
OVERLOCK
Definition of OVERLOCK
noun
A stitch that sews over the edge of one or two pieces of cloth for edging, hemming or seaming.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From over- + lock.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, OVERLOCK · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
OVERLOCK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 115, 12 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 27 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 115, 12 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OVERLOCK starts with O and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read CEKLOORV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start OVERLO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found OVERLOCK?
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 115 - and most players walked straight past it.
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