The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
OVERPLAYED
Definition of OVERPLAYED
verb
simple past and past participle of overplay
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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.
OVERPLAYED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 41, 30 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OVERPLAYED starts with O and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEELOPRVY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start OVERPL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found OVERPLAYED?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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