The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
SHINGUARD
Definition of SHINGUARD
noun
A piece of apparel to protect the front of the lower leg (the shin), usually worn when playing sports.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From shin + guard.
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.
SHINGUARD 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 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 19 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 34, 23 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SHINGUARD starts with S and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADGHINRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SHINGU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found SHINGUARD?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
Play today's OUTLIER