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BUCKAROO
Definition of BUCKAROO
noun
A cowboy; specifically, a working cowboy who generally does not participate in rodeos.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Modified from Spanish vaquero (“cowboy”), with the spelling influenced by buck (“(noun) male antelope, deer, etc.; adventurous or high-spirited young man; (verb) of a horse, etc.: to leap upward arching its back, coming down with head low and forelegs stiff, forcefully kicking its hind legs upward”). Doublet of vaquero.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Spanish
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
12th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1.2%
of traced words share this origin (961)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BUCKAROO · 5 relatives 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.
BUCKAROO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 29 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 164, 31 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 8, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BUCKAROO starts with B and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read ABCKOORU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found BUCKAROO?
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