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SMIRCHED
Definition of SMIRCHED
verb
simple past and past participle of smirch
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SMIRCHED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 54, 13 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 54, 13 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SMIRCHED starts with S and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read CDEHIMRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SMIRCH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 54
Could you have found SMIRCHED?
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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