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SQUELCH
Definition of SQUELCH
verb
To halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out, or put down, often suddenly or by force.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Unknown. Perhaps a blend of squash + quell + quench. Compare also English squolsh, English squoosh.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, SQUELCH · 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.
SQUELCH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 75 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 126, 23 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 20 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
SQUELCH starts with S and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read CEHLQSU - 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.
Words that start SQUELC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found SQUELCH?
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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