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BUCKETSFUL
Definition of BUCKETSFUL
noun
plural of bucketful
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Word DNA
BUCKETSFUL inherits its ancestry from its root, BUCKET.
Line of descent
9 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
4.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,696)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BUCKET · 6 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.
BUCKETSFUL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 46, 5 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 115, 12 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 43 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 46, 5 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BUCKETSFUL starts with B and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read BCEFKLSTUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start BUCKET
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 46
Could you have found BUCKETSFUL?
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 46 - and most players walked straight past it.
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