The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
SKIRLING
Definition of SKIRLING
verb
present participle and gerund of skirl
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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.
SKIRLING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 37, 26 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SKIRLING starts with S and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read GIIKLNRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start SKIRLI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found SKIRLING?
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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