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SPLOTCH
Definition of SPLOTCH
noun
An irregular-shaped spot or stain.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From a variation of splot (“a spot”) (compare blotch, from blot). More at splot.
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.
SPLOTCH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 45, 4 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 45, 4 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SPLOTCH starts with S and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read CHLOPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SPLOTC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 45
Could you have found SPLOTCH?
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 45 - and most players walked straight past it.
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