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YACHT
Definition of YACHT
noun
A slick and light ship for making pleasure trips or racing on water, having sails but often motor-powered. At times used as a residence offshore on a dock.
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Where it comes from
Circa 1557; variant of yaught, earlier yeaghe (“light, fast-sailing ship”), from Dutch jacht (“yacht; hunt”), in older spelling jaght(e), short for jaghtschip (“light sailing vessel, fast pirate ship”, literally “pursuit ship”), compound of jacht and schip (“ship”). In the 16th century the Dutch built light, fast ships to chase the ships of pirates and smugglers from the coast. The ship was introduced to England in 1660 when the Dutch East India Company presented one to King Charles II, who used it as a pleasure boat, after which it was copied by British shipbuilders as a pleasure craft for wealthy gentlemen.
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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.
YACHT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 31 boards so far. 42 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 21, 10 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 21, 10 June 2026.
Built from these letters
YACHT starts with Y and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ACHTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start YACHT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 21
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