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FINCHED
Definition of FINCHED
verb
simple past and past participle of finch
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Word DNA
FINCHED inherits its ancestry from its root, FINCH.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
8.8%
of traced words share this origin (2,661)
How it is built
Same root, FINCH · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek, Dutch, Russian, Sanskrit, Welsh.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FINCHED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 17, 6 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 17, 6 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FINCHED starts with F and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read CDEFHIN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 17
Could you have found FINCHED?
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 17 - and most players walked straight past it.
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