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BOTFLIES
Definition of BOTFLIES
noun
plural of botfly
noun
One of several dipterous insects of the family Oestridae, the larvae of which are parasites on many animals, including humans.
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Another sense
BOTFLIES carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of botfly.
Word DNA
BOTFLIES inherits its ancestry from its root, BOTFLY.
How it is built
Same root, BOTFLY · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BOTFLIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 34 boards so far. 74 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BOTFLIES starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BEFILOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found BOTFLIES?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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