The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
SCOUTING
Definition of SCOUTING
noun
The act of one who scouts.
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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.
SCOUTING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 29, 18 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SCOUTING starts with S and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read CGINOSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SCOUTI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found SCOUTING?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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