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BUDDY
Definition of BUDDY
noun
A friend or casual acquaintance.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
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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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BUDDY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 111, 8 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 76, 4 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BUDDY starts with B and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read BDDUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start BUDDY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BUDDY?
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 76 - and most players walked straight past it.
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