The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
PLUFF
Definition of PLUFF
noun
A puff of smoke or dust.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
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.
PLUFF in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 117, 14 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 117, 14 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PLUFF starts with P and ends with F. Sorted, its letters read FFLPU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. F appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start PLUFF
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PLUFF?
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 117 - and most players walked straight past it.
Play today's OUTLIER