The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
WOWS
Definition of WOWS
noun
plural of wow
WOW
interjection
An indication of excitement, surprise, astonishment, or pleasure.
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Word DNA
WOWS inherits its ancestry from its root, WOW.
Line of descent
- Scots
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
22nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.5%
of traced words share this origin (138)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, WOW · 2 relatives 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.
WOWS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First found by a player on Day 139, 6 October 2026.
Built from these letters
WOWS starts with W and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read OSWW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. W appears more than once.
Could you have found WOWS?
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 139 - and most players walked straight past it.
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