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CAPUCHE
Definition of CAPUCHE
noun
A long, pointed hood, as that worn by the Augustinians, Capuchins or Franciscans.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French capuche. Doublet of cappuccio.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,282)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CAPUCHE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 23 days.
First found by a player on Day 140, 7 October 2026.
Built from these letters
CAPUCHE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACCEHPU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C appears more than once.
Words that start CAPUCH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CAPUCHE?
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 140 - and most players walked straight past it.
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