The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
YEARNED
Definition of YEARNED
verb
simple past and past participle of yearn
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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.
YEARNED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 27 boards so far. 75 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
YEARNED starts with Y and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEENRY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found YEARNED?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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