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FLETCH
Definition of FLETCH
noun
The vane toward the back of an arrow, used to stabilise the arrow during flight.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
A modification of fledge (“to acquire feathers”) due to the influence of fletcher (“arrow-maker”). Compare flèche.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, FLETCH · 4 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.
FLETCH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 49 boards so far. 129 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 19, 8 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FLETCH starts with F and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read CEFHLT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FLETCH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found FLETCH?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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