The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
PREQUEL
Definition of PREQUEL
noun
In a series of works, an installment that is set chronologically before its predecessor, especially the original narrative or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative work with at least one sequel.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From pre- (“before”) + quel, by analogy with sequel.
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.
PREQUEL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 26 days.
First found by a player on Day 40, 29 June 2026.
Also on
Built from these letters
PREQUEL starts with P and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read EELPQRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found PREQUEL?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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