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CATCHMENT

/ˈkatʃmənt/9 letters

Definition of CATCHMENT

noun

Any structure or land feature which catches and holds water; the collection of such water.

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Where it comes from

From catch + -ment.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

Word DNA

How it is built

noun2 syllablescompound-ment

Same root, CATCH · 12 relatives in the game

The Word DNA of OUTLIER →

Rarity score
Withheld
Revealed only in play
Tier
Withheld
Find it yourself

OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

CATCHMENT in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far.

Day 1Day 160
Its one board, across 160 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
1
Boards found on
137
First board
23
Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 23 days.

First ever to find it

popsackle

on Day 137, 4 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

CATCHMENT
9
Letters
2
Vowels
7
Consonants
7
Different letters
4
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

CATCHMENT starts with C and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ACCEHMNTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C and T appear more than once.

Words that start CATCHM

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

CATCHMENTS

Could you have found CATCHMENT?

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 137 - and most players walked straight past it.

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