The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
TOOLS
Definition of TOOLS
noun
plural of tool
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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.
TOOLS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 85, 13 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 24 days.
First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
TOOLS starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read LOOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
5 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start TOOLS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found TOOLS?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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