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MATSUTAKE
Definition of MATSUTAKE
noun
A mushroom, Tricholoma matsutake, prized in Asian cuisine for its spicy aroma.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Japanese 松茸 (matsutake).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Japanese
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
25th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.4%
of traced words share this origin (331)
branch · 0.4% of traced words
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.
MATSUTAKE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 27 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 148, 15 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MATSUTAKE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AAEKMSTTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and T appear more than once.
Words that start MATSUT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MATSUTAKE?
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 148 - and most players walked straight past it.
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