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BOUCHE
Definition of BOUCHE
noun
A slit, notch or opening in the edge of a (physical or heraldic) shield, through which the bearer's lance or sword could be used or in which it could be rested.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French bouche (“mouth, victuals”). Doublet of bocca.
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.
BOUCHE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 31 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 31, 20 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BOUCHE starts with B and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BCEHOU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BOUCHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found BOUCHE?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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