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