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FETTUCCINE
Definition of FETTUCCINE
noun
Long, flat ribbons of pasta, cut from a rolled-out sheet; identical in form to tagliatelle.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian fettuccine, plural of fettuccina (literally “little ribbon”), diminutive of fettuccia, from fetta + -uccia.
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.
FETTUCCINE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FETTUCCINE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CCEEFINTTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E, T and C appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start FETTUC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FETTUCCINE?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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