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LYNCHED
Definition of LYNCHED
verb
simple past and past participle of lynch
verb
To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.
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Word DNA
LYNCHED inherits its ancestry from its root, LYNCH.
How it is built
Same root, LYNCH · 3 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.
LYNCHED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
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
LYNCHED starts with L and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read CDEHLNY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start LYNCHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found LYNCHED?
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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