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POUCHES
Definition of POUCHES
noun
plural of pouch
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Word DNA
POUCHES inherits its ancestry from its root, POUCH.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
39th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.2%
of traced words share this origin (46)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, POUCH · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Anglo-Norman, Middle Dutch, Old English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
POUCHES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 46 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 24, 13 June 2026.
Built from these letters
POUCHES starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEHOPSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found POUCHES?
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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