The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
USING
Definition of USING
verb
present participle and gerund of use
USE
noun
The act of using.
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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.
USING in OUTLIER
It has fitted 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 85, 13 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 134, 1 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First found by a player on Day 33, 22 June 2026.
Built from these letters
USING starts with U and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read GINSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found USING?
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 85 - and most players walked straight past it.
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