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BUSBY
Definition of BUSBY
noun
A fur hat, usually with a plume in the front, worn by certain members of the military or brass bands.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Various theories; probably from the surname Busby.
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.
BUSBY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 46 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
BUSBY starts with B and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read BBSUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. B appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found BUSBY?
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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