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TROCHEES
Definition of TROCHEES
noun
plural of trochee
noun
A metrical foot in verse consisting of a stressed or heavy syllable followed by an unstressed or light syllable.
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Another sense
TROCHEES carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of trochee.
Word DNA
TROCHEES inherits its ancestry from its root, TROCHE.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,605)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TROCHE · 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.
TROCHEES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 51 boards so far. 77 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 20, 9 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TROCHEES starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEEHORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start TROCHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found TROCHEES?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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