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FITCHED
Definition of FITCHED
verb
simple past and past participle of fitch
noun
A polecat, such as the European polecat (Mustela putorius), the striped polecat, steppe polecat, or black-footed polecat of America.
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Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, FITCH · 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.
FITCHED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 20 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 145, 12 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FITCHED starts with F and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read CDEFHIT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FITCHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FITCHED?
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 145 - and most players walked straight past it.
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