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SPAETZLE
Definition of SPAETZLE
noun
A heavy egg noodle or dumpling used in the cuisine of southern Germany and Austria
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Where it comes from
From German Spätzle, from Swabian Spätzle (compare Alemannic German Spätzli).
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.
SPAETZLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 68, 27 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 41 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 68, 27 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SPAETZLE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEELPSTZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start SPAETZ
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SPAETZLE?
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 68 - and most players walked straight past it.
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