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REPATCHED
Definition of REPATCHED
verb
simple past and past participle of repatch
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Word DNA
REPATCHED inherits its ancestry from its root, REPATCH.
How it is built
Same root, REPATCH · 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.
REPATCHED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 48, 7 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 40 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 48, 7 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
REPATCHED starts with R and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ACDEEHPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start REPATC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 48
Could you have found REPATCHED?
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 48 - and most players walked straight past it.
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