The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
UMIAK
Definition 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.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Inuvialuktun ᐅᒥᐊᖅ (umiaq, “women's boat”).
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.
UMIAK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 117, 14 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 19, 8 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
UMIAK starts with U and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read AIKMU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found UMIAK?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
Play today's OUTLIER