The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
WUDU
Definition of WUDU
noun
A ritual washing of the forearms, head, and feet, required after minor impurity, frequently performed immediately before prayer.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Arabic وُضُوء (wuḍūʔ).
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.
WUDU in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 90, 18 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 25, 14 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WUDU starts with W and ends with U. Sorted, its letters read DUUW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found WUDU?
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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