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BRITCHES
Definition of BRITCHES
noun
Alternative form of breeches (pants, trousers).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
An alteration of breeches (“trousers, pantaloons”) in use since at least the 18th century in Britain and British colonies.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, BREECH · 5 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.
BRITCHES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 45 boards so far. 132 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 164, 31 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 20, 9 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BRITCHES starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BCEHIRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found BRITCHES?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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