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KERCHIEF
Definition of KERCHIEF
noun
A piece of cloth used to cover the head; a bandana.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English keverchef, coverchef et al., from Old French couvrechief, from couvrir (“to cover”) + chief (“head”). Compare curfew.
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.
KERCHIEF in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 27 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 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 36, 25 June 2026.
Built from these letters
KERCHIEF starts with K and ends with F. Sorted, its letters read CEEFHIKR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start KERCHI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found KERCHIEF?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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