The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
RETAPE
Definition of RETAPE
verb
To tape again.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From re- + tape.
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.
RETAPE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 88, 16 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First found by a player on Day 37, 26 June 2026.
Built from these letters
RETAPE starts with R and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found RETAPE?
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 37 - and most players walked straight past it.
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