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BABOON
Definition of BABOON
noun
An Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks.
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Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English babewin, baboin, from Old French babouin, from baboue (“grimace; muzzle”) (whence French babouin), from an imitative origin. According to Oxford English Dictionary, it was an imitative base *bab-, which is in turn from the (reduplicated) syllable ba, characteristic of early infantile vocalization (and expressive of the movement of the lips in speech). French babouin was also borrowed into other European languages. Confer Vulgar Latin babouinus ("a grimace"), Vulgar Latin babuinare ("to paint marginal figures in manuscripts"), Italian babbuino, babuino (“baboon”), Dutch baviaan (“baboon”), German Pavian (“baboon”) For the sense of infant imitation, see English babble (“to blather”), English babe (“darling”), English baby (“infant”).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BABOON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 111, 8 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 110, 7 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BABOON starts with B and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ABBNOO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. B and O appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start BABOON
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BABOON?
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 110 - and most players walked straight past it.
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