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BUBONIC
Definition of BUBONIC
adjective
Of or pertaining to buboes.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin būbō (stem būbōn-) + English -ic.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (24,817)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BUBONIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 219 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 44 days.
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
BUBONIC starts with B and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read BBCINOU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. B appears more than once.
Could you have found BUBONIC?
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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