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BUCKLES
Definition of BUCKLES
noun
plural 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
BUCKLES 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
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (24,726)
branch · 30.6% 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.
BUCKLES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 31, 20 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BUCKLES starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BCEKLSU - 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 31
Could you have found BUCKLES?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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