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BUBO
Definition of BUBO
noun
An inflamed swelling of a lymph node, especially in the armpit or groin, due to an infection such as bubonic plague, gonorrhea, tuberculosis, or syphilis.
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Where it comes from
Late Middle English, from Medieval Latin būbō, from Ancient Greek βουβών (boubṓn, “groin, swelling”).
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.
BUBO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 36 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 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 76, 4 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BUBO starts with B and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read BBOU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. B appears more than once.
Words that start BUBO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BUBO?
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 76 - and most players walked straight past it.
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