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GULCH
Definition of GULCH
verb
To swallow greedily; to gulp down.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From earlier gulsh (“sink in, gush out”), from Middle English gulchen (“to gulp, spew”), probably from the source of gulp. Likely not related to gully (“ravine formed by water”) despite the similarities.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.1%
of traced words share this origin (4,799)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GULCH · 3 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.
GULCH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 59 boards so far. 144 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 20, 9 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GULCH starts with G and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read CGHLU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start GULCH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found GULCH?
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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