The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
VIEWFINDER
Definition of VIEWFINDER
noun
A device on a camera that shows what will appear in the field of view of the lens; it helps the user target a subject, zoom and focus the image.
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Where it comes from
From view + finder.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, VIEWFINDER · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
VIEWFINDER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 39 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
VIEWFINDER starts with V and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read DEEFIINRVW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and E appear more than once.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found VIEWFINDER?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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