The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
STEPNEY
Definition of STEPNEY
noun
A spare wheel.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Originally a brand name, from the Stepney Spare Motor Wheel company.
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.
STEPNEY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 35, 24 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
STEPNEY starts with S and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EENPSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start STEPNE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found STEPNEY?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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