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FETICH
Definition of FETICH
noun
Archaic spelling of fetish.
noun
Something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or magical powers; an amulet or a talisman.
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Word DNA
FETICH inherits its ancestry from its root, FETISH.
Line of descent
- Latin
- Portuguese
- French
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.5%
of traced words share this origin (24,890)
branch · 30.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FETISH · 21 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.
FETICH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 130, 27 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 34 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 91, 19 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FETICH starts with F and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read CEFHIT - 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.
Words that start FETICH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FETICH?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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