The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
PROOFING
Definition of PROOFING
noun
A step in creating yeast breads and baked goods, during which the yeast is allowed to leaven the dough.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PROOFING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First found by a player on Day 33, 22 June 2026.
Built from these letters
PROOFING starts with P and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read FGINOOPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found PROOFING?
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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