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BUTTLE
Definition of BUTTLE
verb
To serve as or perform the duties of a butler.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Back-formation from butler. Compare bottle (verb).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, BUTTLE · 3 relatives 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.
BUTTLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 37 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 118, 15 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 166, 2 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
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
BUTTLE starts with B and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BELTTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found BUTTLE?
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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