The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
SWITCHBOARD
Definition of SWITCHBOARD
noun
The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From switch + board.
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.
SWITCHBOARD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 89, 17 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SWITCHBOARD starts with S and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ABCDHIORSTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SWITCHB
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found SWITCHBOARD?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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