The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
TOOLMEN
Definition of TOOLMEN
noun
plural of toolman
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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.
TOOLMEN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 96, 24 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 96, 24 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TOOLMEN starts with T and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ELMNOOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found TOOLMEN?
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 96 - and most players walked straight past it.
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