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BUDDIEST
Definition of BUDDIEST
Wiktionary has no entry for BUDDIEST itself. This is its base word, BUDDY.
noun
A friend or casual acquaintance.
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Where it comes from
The origin recorded for BUDDY.
First appears c. 1788, in the writings of Charles Dibdin, of uncertain origin. Possibly from *bruddy, *bruthy, a child-talk alteration of brother. Alternatively, perhaps from British colloquial butty (“companion”), also the form of an older dialect term meaning workmate, associated with coal mining. Itself believed derived from 1530 as booty fellow, a partner with whom one shares booty or loot. Alternatively, compare Scots buddo, bodda (“buddy, kiddo, dear”), related to Icelandic budda (“purse"; also "short, stout person”).
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Word DNA
How it is built
Its etymology also names Icelandic, Scots.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BUDDIEST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 146, 13 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 146, 13 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BUDDIEST starts with B and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read BDDEISTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start BUDDIE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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