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GLITCH
Definition of GLITCH
noun
A problem affecting function.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Probably borrowed from Yiddish גליטש (glitsh), from German glitschig (“slippy”), from glitschen (“to slide, glide, slip”) + -ig (“-y”). Related to gleiten (“glide”). Cognate with French glisser (“to slip, slide, skid”). Popularized in the 1960s, by the US space program. Attested in 1962 by American astronaut John Glenn, in reference to spikes in electrical current.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GLITCH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 20, 9 June 2026.
Built from these letters
GLITCH starts with G and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read CGHILT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start GLITCH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found GLITCH?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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