The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
PUTTY
Definition of PUTTY
noun
A form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fixate panes of glass.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French potée (“polishing powder", originally "the contents of a pot, potful”), from French pot (“pot”). More at English pot.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,194)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PUTTY · 6 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Polish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PUTTY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far. 90 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PUTTY starts with P and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read PTTUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start PUTTY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PUTTY?
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 106 - and most players walked straight past it.
Play today's OUTLIER