The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
POKIES
Definition of POKIES
noun
plural of pokie
noun
Synonym of poker machine, an electronic game of chance played for money, especially slot machines.
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Word DNA
POKIES inherits its ancestry from its root, POKY.
How it is built
Same root, POKY · 1 relative 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.
POKIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 22, 11 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
POKIES starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EIKOPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found POKIES?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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