The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
UNEXCUSED
Definition of UNEXCUSED
adjective
That has not been excused.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From un- + excused.
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.
UNEXCUSED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 91, 19 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 23 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 91, 19 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
UNEXCUSED starts with U and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read CDEENSUUX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U and E appear more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Could you have found UNEXCUSED?
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 91 - and most players walked straight past it.
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