The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
WAVEY
Definition of WAVEY
noun
The snow goose (Chen caerulescens)
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
According to one theory, from Cree. An alternative etymology, perhaps a folk etymology, attributes the name to their peculiar, wavy flight.
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.
WAVEY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 25 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 13, 2 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 103, 31 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 13, 2 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WAVEY starts with W and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AEVWY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 13
Could you have found WAVEY?
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 13 - and most players walked straight past it.
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