The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
SUPERHELIX
Definition of SUPERHELIX
noun
The shape formed by a helix which in turn is twisted into a larger helix
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From super- + helix.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SUPERHELIX in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 91, 19 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 91, 19 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SUPERHELIX starts with S and ends with X. Sorted, its letters read EEHILPRSUX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start SUPERH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SUPERHELIX?
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 91 - and most players walked straight past it.
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