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PATCHWORKS
Definition of PATCHWORKS
noun
plural 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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Word DNA
PATCHWORKS inherits its ancestry from its root, PATCHWORK.
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.
PATCHWORKS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 38 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 31, 20 June 2026.
Built from these letters
PATCHWORKS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACHKOPRSTW - 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 31
Could you have found PATCHWORKS?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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