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BOUBOU
Definition of BOUBOU
noun
A flowing wide-sleeved robe worn by men in much of West Africa, and to a lesser extent in North Africa.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French boubou, from Wolof mbubb.
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.
BOUBOU in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 111, 8 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 111, 8 September 2026.
Built from these letters
BOUBOU starts with B and ends with U. Sorted, its letters read BBOOUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. B, O and U appear more than once.
Could you have found BOUBOU?
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 111 - and most players walked straight past it.
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