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MENARCHE
Definition of MENARCHE
noun
The onset of menstruation; a girl's first period.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
First attested 1900, from German Menarche, formed from meno- + -arche.
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.
MENARCHE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 38 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 23, 12 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MENARCHE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEEHMNR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start MENARC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found MENARCHE?
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 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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