The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
BUFF
Definition of BUFF
noun
Undyed leather from the skin of buffalo or similar animals.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From buffe (“leather”), from Middle French buffle (“buffalo”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BUFF in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 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
BUFF starts with B and ends with F. Sorted, its letters read BFFU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. F appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start BUFF
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BUFF?
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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