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MACCHIE
Definition of MACCHIE
noun
Alternative form of macchia (“shrubland biota in Mediterranean countries”).
noun
Any shrubland biota in Mediterranean countries, typically consisting of densely-growing evergreen shrubs.
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Word DNA
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.
MACCHIE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
Built from these letters
MACCHIE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACCEHIM - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start MACCHI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MACCHIE?
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 137 - and most players walked straight past it.
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