The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
PINHOLE
Definition of PINHOLE
noun
A small hole, of a size that could have been made by a pin
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Where it comes from
From pin + hole.
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.
PINHOLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.
Also on
Built from these letters
PINHOLE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EHILNOP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found PINHOLE?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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