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MARCHES
Definition of MARCHES
noun
plural of march
noun
A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, by bands, and in ceremonies.
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Word DNA
MARCHES inherits its ancestry from its root, MARCH.
Line of descent
5 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
3.3%
of traced words share this origin (976)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MARCH · 4 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Old English, Russian.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MARCHES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 42, 1 July 2026.
Built from these letters
MARCHES starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACEHMRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start MARCHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MARCHES?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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