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STITCH
Definition of STITCH
noun
A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made. A single pass of a surgical suture
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Where it comes from
From Middle English stiche, from Old English stiċe (“a prick, puncture, stab, thrust with a pointed implement, pricking sensation, stitch, pain in the side, sting”), from Proto-West Germanic *stiki, from Proto-Germanic *stikiz (“prick, piercing, stitch”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to stab, pierce”). Cognate with Dutch steek (“prick, stitch”), German Stich (“a prick, piercing, stitch”), Old English stician (“to stick, stab, pierce, prick”). More at stick. Via PIE cognate with Czech steh, Polish ścieg, Russian стежо́к (stežók).
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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.
STITCH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 118, 15 September 2026.
Built from these letters
STITCH starts with S and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read CHISTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once.
Words that start STITCH
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