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KETCH
Definition of KETCH
noun
A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen being stepped forward of the rudder post.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English catche, from cacchen (“to catch”). For the modern form with /ɛ/, compare the pronunciation /kɛtʃ/ of catch.
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.
KETCH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 43 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 117, 14 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 23, 12 June 2026.
Built from these letters
KETCH starts with K and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read CEHKT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start KETCH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found KETCH?
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 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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