The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
SHOOFLY
Definition of SHOOFLY
noun
A child's rocker having a seat supported between two boards cut and painted to resemble animals.
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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.
SHOOFLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 29 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 43, 2 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SHOOFLY starts with S and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read FHLOOSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found SHOOFLY?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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