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BUSHIDO
Definition of BUSHIDO
noun
An ethical code of the samurai that was prevalent in feudal Japan that advocated unquestioning loyalty to the master at all costs and obedience in all deeds, valuing honor above life.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Japanese 武(ぶ)士(し)道(どう) (bushidō), from Middle Chinese 武士 (mju dzri, “warrior”) + 道 (daw, “way”). Cognate with Mandarin 武士 (wǔshì) and Cantonese 武士 (mou si).
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.
BUSHIDO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 84 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 43, 2 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BUSHIDO starts with B and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read BDHIOSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found BUSHIDO?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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