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EMBOUCHURES
Definition of EMBOUCHURES
noun
plural of embouchure
noun
The use of the lips, facial muscles, tongue, and teeth when playing a wind instrument.
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Word DNA
EMBOUCHURES inherits its ancestry from its root, EMBOUCHURE.
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,696)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EMBOUCHURE · 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.
EMBOUCHURES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EMBOUCHURES starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BCEEHMORSUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and U appear more than once.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found EMBOUCHURES?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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