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BUTTERFLIES
Definition of BUTTERFLIES
noun
plural of butterfly
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BUTTERFLIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 118, 15 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 118, 15 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BUTTERFLIES starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BEEFILRSTTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T and E appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start BUTTERF
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BUTTERFLIES?
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 118 - and most players walked straight past it.
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