The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
OVERSCALE
Definition of OVERSCALE
adjective
Out of scale; much too large for the context in which it exists
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From over- + scale.
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.
OVERSCALE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 56 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 39, 28 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OVERSCALE starts with O and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEELORSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start OVERSC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found OVERSCALE?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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