The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
UNSHOWY
Definition of UNSHOWY
adjective
Not showy; plain or unassuming
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From un- + showy.
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.
UNSHOWY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 85, 13 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
UNSHOWY starts with U and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read HNOSUWY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found UNSHOWY?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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