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GLOCHID
Definition of GLOCHID
noun
A small, detachable, irritant spine occurring in dense clusters in the areoles of certain cacti such as the prickly pear.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek γλωχίς (glōkhís, “barb of an arrow”).
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.
GLOCHID in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 30, 19 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 72, 31 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 30 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 30, 19 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GLOCHID starts with G and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read CDGHILO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start GLOCHI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 30
Could you have found GLOCHID?
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 30 - and most players walked straight past it.
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