The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
PATCHOULIS
Definition of PATCHOULIS
noun
plural of patchouli
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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.
PATCHOULIS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
PATCHOULIS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACHILOPSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PATCHO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found PATCHOULIS?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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