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LECHWE
Definition of LECHWE
noun
Kobus leche, an African antelope that inhabits marshy regions.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Tswana [Term?], or from Sotho letsa (“antelope”).
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.
LECHWE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 51, 10 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 73, 1 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LECHWE starts with L and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEEHLW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 51
Could you have found LECHWE?
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 51 - and most players walked straight past it.
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