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LYNCHETS
Definition of LYNCHETS
noun
plural 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.
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Another sense
LYNCHETS carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of lynchet.
Word DNA
LYNCHETS inherits its ancestry from its root, LYNCHET.
Line of descent
- Old English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.7%
of traced words share this origin (2,855)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LYNCHET · 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.
LYNCHETS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 58 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LYNCHETS starts with L and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEHLNSTY - 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.
Could you have found LYNCHETS?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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