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WINCHMAN
Definition of WINCHMAN
noun
A man who operates a winch.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From winch + -man.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, WINCH · 6 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.
WINCHMAN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 154, 21 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 169, 5 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 154, 21 October 2026.
Built from these letters
WINCHMAN starts with W and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ACHIMNNW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once.
Could you have found WINCHMAN?
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 154 - and most players walked straight past it.
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