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BISON
Definition of BISON
noun
A large, wild bovid of the genus Bison.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English bysontes, bysountes pl, from Middle French bison, from Latin bisōn, bisōnt- (“wild ox”). The Latin term is recorded in the 1st century, likely a direct loan from Proto-Germanic *wisundaz (“wild ox, aurochs”) (see for full etymology). Akin to Old High German wisunt (“bison”), German Wisent (“bison”), Old English wesend, wusend (“bison, buffalo, wild ox”), Middle Dutch wēsent (“wild ox”). Doublet of wisent.
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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.
BISON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 31 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 1, 22 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 21, 10 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BISON starts with B and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read BINOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BISON
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BISON?
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 1 - and most players walked straight past it.
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