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LYCH
Definition of LYCH
noun
Alternative spelling of lich.
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Another sense
LYCH carries a second meaning.
noun
Variants of like .
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, LYCH · 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.
LYCH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 60 boards so far. 188 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 40, 29 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LYCH starts with L and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read CHLY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start LYCH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found LYCH?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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