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GALOCHES
Definition of GALOCHES
noun
plural of galoche
GALOSH · via galoche
noun
An overshoe or boot worn in wet weather: A waterproof overshoe used to provide protection from rain or snow. A waterproof rubber boot, intended to be worn in wet or muddy conditions.
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Word DNA
GALOCHES inherits its ancestry from its root, GALOSH.
Line of descent
- Old French
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
9th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
2.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,303)
branch · 12.9% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GALOSH · 10 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.
GALOCHES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 59, 18 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 59, 18 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GALOCHES starts with G and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACEGHLOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start GALOCH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 59
Could you have found GALOCHES?
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 59 - and most players walked straight past it.
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