The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
PHASERS
Definition of PHASERS
noun
plural of phaser
noun
An electronic device that produces special effects on the sound produced by an electric guitar etc.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, PHASER · 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.
PHASERS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 162, 29 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PHASERS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEHPRSS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
6 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start PHASER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PHASERS?
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 140 - and most players walked straight past it.
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