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RETOUCHES
Definition of RETOUCHES
noun
plural of retouch
verb
To improve something (especially a photograph), by adding or correcting details, or by removing flaws.
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Word DNA
RETOUCHES inherits its ancestry from its root, RETOUCH.
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,168)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, RETOUCH · 5 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.
RETOUCHES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 64, 23 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 19 days.
First found by a player on Day 64, 23 July 2026.
Built from these letters
RETOUCHES starts with R and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEEHORSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start RETOUC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found RETOUCHES?
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 64 - and most players walked straight past it.
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