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LURCHES
Definition of LURCHES
noun
plural of lurch
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Word DNA
LURCHES inherits its ancestry from its root, LURCH.
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
7.2%
of traced words share this origin (2,085)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LURCH · 4 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.
LURCHES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 30, 19 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 125, 22 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 30, 19 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LURCHES starts with L and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEHLRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start LURCHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 30
Could you have found LURCHES?
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 30 - and most players walked straight past it.
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