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BUTTON

/ˈbʌtən/6 letters

Definition of BUTTON

noun

A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener.

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Where it comes from

From Middle English boton, botoun, from Old French boton (Modern French bouton), from Old French bouter, boter (“to push; thrust”), ultimately from a Germanic language. Doublet of bouton, Biden, and beat. More at butt.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

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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.

BUTTON in OUTLIER

It has fitted 1 board so far. 48 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 111
Its one board, across 111 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
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Boards it fitted
111
First board
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Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 111, 8 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.

First ever to find it

zooobly

on Day 111, 8 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

BUTTON
6
Letters
2
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

BUTTON starts with B and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read BNOTTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once, including a double letter.

Words that start BUTTON

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

BUTTONSBUTTONYBUTTONEDBUTTONERBUTTONERSBUTTONINGBUTTONBALLBUTTONBUSHBUTTONHELDBUTTONHOLDBUTTONHOLEBUTTONHOOK

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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 111 - and most players walked straight past it.

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