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TROCHAR
Definition of TROCHAR
noun
Alternative form of trocar.
noun
A pointed hollow cylindrical device used to make small incisions and surgically insert cannulas, etc., into body cavities, or to aspirate fluids.
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Word DNA
TROCHAR inherits its ancestry from its root, TROCAR.
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 (4,395)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TROCAR · 2 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.
TROCHAR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 139, 6 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TROCHAR starts with T and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ACHORRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once.
Words that start TROCHA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found TROCHAR?
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 139 - and most players walked straight past it.
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