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ZILCH
Definition of ZILCH
noun
A nobody: a person who is worthless in importance or character.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Probably from Joe Zilch, a placeholder name (compare John Doe) used by Nunnally Johnson in his column in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle from 1923; in turn from Joe Zilch, an unseen character referenced in comedian Frank Tinney's stage routine. Compare the rare German surname Zilch.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ZILCH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 77 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 69, 28 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 33 days.
First found by a player on Day 11, 31 May 2026.
Built from these letters
ZILCH starts with Z and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read CHILZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found ZILCH?
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 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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