The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
UMIACK
Definition of UMIACK
noun
Dated form of umiak.
noun
A large, open boat made of skins stretched over a wooden frame that is propelled by paddles; used by the Eskimos for transportation.
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Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
UMIACK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 141, 8 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 171, 7 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 141, 8 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
UMIACK starts with U and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read ACIKMU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found UMIACK?
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 141 - and most players walked straight past it.
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