The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
WHYS
Definition of WHYS
noun
plural of why
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
WHYS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 112, 9 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 34, 23 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
WHYS starts with W and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read HSWY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found WHYS?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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