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BLOTCHES
Definition of BLOTCHES
noun
plural of blotch
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Word DNA
BLOTCHES inherits its ancestry from its root, BLOTCH.
How it is built
Same root, BLOTCH · 3 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.
BLOTCHES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 48, 7 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 48, 7 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BLOTCHES starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BCEHLOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BLOTCH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 48
Could you have found BLOTCHES?
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 48 - and most players walked straight past it.
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