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BUILDINGS
Definition of BUILDINGS
noun
plural of building
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Word DNA
BUILDINGS inherits its ancestry from its root, BUILDING.
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,231)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Its etymology also names Old English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BUILDINGS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 30 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 12, 1 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BUILDINGS starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BDGIILNSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found BUILDINGS?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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