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QUAICH
Definition of QUAICH
noun
A traditional shallow, two-handled cup of Scottish origin symbolizing friendship, originally used to toast the arrival or departure of a visitor.
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Where it comes from
From Scots quaich, from Scottish Gaelic cuach (“bowl, goblet”), from Old Irish cuäch (“goblet”), from Proto-Celtic *kaɸukos (“cup, bowl, vessel”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
QUAICH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 35 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 12, 1 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
QUAICH starts with Q and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read ACHIQU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found QUAICH?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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