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MASCARPONE
Definition of MASCARPONE
noun
A soft, creamy Italian cheese that is not pressed or aged; often used in desserts.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian mascarpone, from Lombard.
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.
MASCARPONE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 33 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 22, 11 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MASCARPONE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AACEMNOPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start MASCAR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found MASCARPONE?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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