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BOUCLE
Definition of BOUCLE
noun
Alternative spelling of bouclé.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, BOUCLE · 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.
BOUCLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 38 boards so far. 140 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
BOUCLE starts with B and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BCELOU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BOUCLE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found BOUCLE?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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