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BUSTEE
Definition of BUSTEE
noun
Alternative spelling of basti.
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Word DNA
BUSTEE inherits its ancestry from its root, BASTI.
Line of descent
- Hindi
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
21st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.4%
of traced words share this origin (357)
branch · 1.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BASTI · 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.
BUSTEE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 165, 1 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 37, 26 June 2026.
Built from these letters
BUSTEE starts with B and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BEESTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start BUSTEE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found BUSTEE?
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 37 - and most players walked straight past it.
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