The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
TAPHONOMIES
Definition of TAPHONOMIES
noun
plural of taphonomy
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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.
TAPHONOMIES in OUTLIER
It has fitted 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 54, 13 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 52 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 74, 2 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TAPHONOMIES starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEHIMNOOPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start TAPHONO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found TAPHONOMIES?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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