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FILIBUSTERED
Definition of FILIBUSTERED
verb
simple past and past participle of filibuster
noun
A mercenary soldier; a freebooter; specifically, a mercenary who travelled illegally in an organized group from the United States to a country in Central America or the Spanish West Indies in the mid-19th century seeking economic and political benefits through armed force.
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Word DNA
FILIBUSTERED inherits its ancestry from its root, FILIBUSTER.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
16th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.9%
of traced words share this origin (682)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FILIBUSTER · 2 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.
FILIBUSTERED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 27 boards so far. 45 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 18, 7 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 17 days.
First found by a player on Day 18, 7 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FILIBUSTERED starts with F and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read BDEEFIILRSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and E appear more than once.
Words that start FILIBUST
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 18
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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 18 - and most players walked straight past it.
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