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CHATCHKA
Definition of CHATCHKA
noun
Alternative form of tchotchke.
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Word DNA
CHATCHKA inherits its ancestry from its root, TCHOTCHKE.
Line of descent
- Yiddish
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
31st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.2%
of traced words share this origin (186)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TCHOTCHKE · 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.
CHATCHKA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 20 days.
First found by a player on Day 137, 4 October 2026.
Built from these letters
CHATCHKA starts with C and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AACCHHKT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C, H and A appear more than once.
Words that start CHATCH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CHATCHKA?
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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