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HATCHECK
Definition of HATCHECK
noun
A room, in a theatre or other such venue, in which hats and other garments of the patrons may be stored while visiting.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
First attested in 1914–1915; formed as hat + check.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HATCHECK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 137, 4 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HATCHECK starts with H and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read ACCEHHKT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. H and C appear more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start HATCHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HATCHECK?
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 137 - and most players walked straight past it.
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