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BUCKLED
Definition of BUCKLED
verb
simple past and past participle of buckle
noun
A metal clasp with a hinged tongue or a spike through which a belt or strap is passed and penetrated by the tongue or spike, in order to fasten the ends of the belt together or to secure the strap to something else. Some other form of clasp used to fasten two things together. An image of a clasp (etymology 1, noun sense 1) used as the brisure of an eighth daughter.
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Word DNA
BUCKLED inherits its ancestry from its root, BUCKLE.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,912)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BUCKLE · 3 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.
BUCKLED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 41 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 23, 12 June 2026.
Built from these letters
BUCKLED starts with B and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read BCDEKLU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BUCKLE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found BUCKLED?
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 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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