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INTRENCHED
Definition of INTRENCHED
verb
simple past and past participle of intrench
ENTRENCH · via intrench
verb
To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon. To dig or excavate a trench; to trench. To surround or provide with a trench, especially for defense; to dig in.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, INTRENCH · 2 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.
INTRENCHED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 166, 2 November 2026. The most recent board was Day 169, 5 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 166, 2 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
INTRENCHED starts with I and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read CDEEHINNRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N and E appear more than once.
Words that start INTREN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found INTRENCHED?
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 166 - and most players walked straight past it.
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