The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
PAYLOAD
Definition of PAYLOAD
noun
That part of a cargo that produces revenue.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From pay + load. From the early 20th century.
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.
PAYLOAD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 53, 12 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 53, 12 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PAYLOAD starts with P and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read AADLOPY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 53
Could you have found PAYLOAD?
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 53 - and most players walked straight past it.
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