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PATCHWORK
Definition of PATCHWORK
noun
A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.
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Where it comes from
From patch + work.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, PATCHWORK · 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.
PATCHWORK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 45 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First found by a player on Day 32, 21 June 2026.
Built from these letters
PATCHWORK starts with P and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read ACHKOPRTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PATCHW
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found PATCHWORK?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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