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DUXELLE
Definition of DUXELLE
noun
Alternative form of duxelles.
noun
A finely chopped mixture of mushrooms, onions, shallots and herbs sautéed in butter and reduced to a paste, used in stuffings and sauces (as in beef Wellington) or as a garnish.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From misinterpretation of duxelles (actually from the name d'Uxelles) as a plural form.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, DUXELLES · 1 relative 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.
DUXELLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 161, 28 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DUXELLE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEELLUX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and L appear more than once, including a double letter. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Could you have found DUXELLE?
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 161 - and most players walked straight past it.
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