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BUTTING
Definition of BUTTING
verb
present participle and gerund of butt
noun
The larger or thicker end of something; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp or narrow end. The buttocks or anus .
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Word DNA
BUTTING inherits its ancestry from its root, BUTT.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
8.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,622)
How it is built
Same root, BUTT · 5 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek, Icelandic, Latin, Norwegian, Old French, Sanskrit.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BUTTING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 138, 5 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BUTTING starts with B and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read BGINTTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start BUTTIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BUTTING?
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 138 - and most players walked straight past it.
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