The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
TECHIE
Definition of TECHIE
noun
One who works with, or has an interest in, technology or computers.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From tech + -ie (q.v.). Compare techy and yuppie.
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.
TECHIE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 115, 12 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 115, 12 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TECHIE starts with T and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEEHIT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start TECHIE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found TECHIE?
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 115 - and most players walked straight past it.
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