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FITCHY
Definition of FITCHY
adjective
Sharpened to a point; pointed.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French fiché, past participle of ficher (“to fasten”), Old French fichier (“to pierce”). Compare fish.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
9th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
2.9%
of traced words share this origin (842)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FITCHY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 38, 27 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 128, 25 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 38, 27 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FITCHY starts with F and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read CFHITY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 38
Could you have found FITCHY?
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 38 - and most players walked straight past it.
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