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BUFO
Definition of BUFO
noun
toad, frog
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From translingual Bufo marinus (now Rhinella marina), the cane toad, from Latin būfō (“toad”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,176)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BUFO · 1 relative 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.
BUFO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 41 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 44, 3 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 44, 3 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BUFO starts with B and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read BFOU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BUFO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 44
Could you have found BUFO?
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 44 - and most players walked straight past it.
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