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LYNCHET
Definition of LYNCHET
noun
A bank of earth that slowly builds up on the lower slope of a ploughed field; a feature of ancient field systems.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Apparently lynch (“variant of linch”) + -et, the first element derived from Old English hlinc (“a hill”).
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.
LYNCHET in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 20, 9 June 2026.
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Built from these letters
LYNCHET starts with L and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read CEHLNTY - 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 20
Could you have found LYNCHET?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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