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NOTCH
Definition of NOTCH
noun
A V-shaped cut. Such a cut, used for keeping a record.
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Where it comes from
Recorded since 1577, probably a rebracketing of an otch, from Middle French oche (“notch”), itself from the Old French verb ochier (“to notch”), of uncertain origin, but possibly related to French hocher and English nick (“small cut, notch”).
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.
NOTCH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 22 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 111, 8 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Also on
Built from these letters
NOTCH starts with N and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read CHNOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start NOTCH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found NOTCH?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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