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FILCHING
Definition of FILCHING
verb
present participle and gerund of filch
verb
To illegally take possession of (something, especially items of low value); to pilfer, to steal.
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Another sense
FILCHING carries a second meaning.
verb
Present participle of filch.
Where it comes from
From filch + -ing.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, FILCH · 6 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.
FILCHING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 38 boards so far. 84 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 9, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 9, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FILCHING starts with F and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read CFGHIILN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start FILCHI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 9
Could you have found FILCHING?
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 9 - and most players walked straight past it.
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