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PATCHOULIS
Definition of PATCHOULIS
noun
plural of patchouli
noun
Any of several East Indian plants in the genus Pogostemon, especially Pogostemon cablin, which yield a highly fragrant oil.
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Word DNA
PATCHOULIS inherits its ancestry from its root, PATCHOULI.
How it is built
Same root, PATCHOULI · 1 relative 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.
PATCHOULIS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 35 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 135, 2 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PATCHOULIS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACHILOPSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PATCHO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found PATCHOULIS?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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