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HACKBUTEERS
Definition of HACKBUTEERS
noun
plural of hackbuteer
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Word DNA
HACKBUTEERS inherits its ancestry from its root, HACKBUTEER.
How it is built
Same root, HACKBUTEER · 1 relative 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.
HACKBUTEERS in OUTLIER
It has fitted 10 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 4, 25 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 54, 13 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 86 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 133, 30 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HACKBUTEERS starts with H and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ABCEEHKRSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start HACKBUT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 4
Could you have found HACKBUTEERS?
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 4 - and most players walked straight past it.
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