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BUTTON
Definition of BUTTON
noun
A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
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).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.3%
of traced words share this origin (2,600)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BUTTON · 6 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.
BUTTON in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far. 51 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 111, 8 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 46 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 111, 8 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
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.
Could you have found BUTTON?
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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