The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
SKEINER
Definition of SKEINER
noun
A frame used for winding a skein.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
skein + -er
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, SKEIN · 5 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SKEINER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 151, 18 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 176, 12 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 151, 18 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
SKEINER starts with S and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EEIKNRS - 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.
Could you have found SKEINER?
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 151 - and most players walked straight past it.
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