The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
PINGER
Definition of PINGER
noun
A device that emits a short, high-pitched sound burst, such as in sonar or other echo location systems.
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Where it comes from
From ping + -er.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, PING · 3 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.
PINGER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 28, 17 June 2026.
Built from these letters
PINGER starts with P and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EGINPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found PINGER?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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