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PLEACHES
Definition of PLEACHES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of pleach
verb
To unite by interweaving, as branches of shrubs, trees, etc., to create a hedge; to interlock, to plash.
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Word DNA
PLEACHES inherits its ancestry from its root, PLEACH.
Line of descent
5 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,487)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PLEACH · 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.
PLEACHES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 54, 13 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 54, 13 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
PLEACHES starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACEEHLPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start PLEACH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 54
Could you have found PLEACHES?
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 54 - and most players walked straight past it.
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