The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
RELIEF
Definition of RELIEF
noun
The removal of stress or discomfort.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Old French relief (“assistance”), from Old French relever (“to relieve”), from Latin relevare (“to raise up, make light”). See also relieve.
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.
RELIEF in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 15, 4 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 94, 22 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 15, 4 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
RELIEF starts with R and ends with F. Sorted, its letters read EEFILR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 15
Could you have found RELIEF?
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 15 - and most players walked straight past it.
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