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LOCHAN
Definition of LOCHAN
noun
A small loch (lake)
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic lochan, diminutive of loch (“lake”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Scottish Gaelic
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
39th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.2%
of traced words share this origin (124)
branch · 0.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LOCHAN · 1 relative 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.
LOCHAN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 46, 5 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 22 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 46, 5 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LOCHAN starts with L and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ACHLNO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 46
Could you have found LOCHAN?
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 46 - and most players walked straight past it.
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