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TRIBUTE
Definition of TRIBUTE
noun
An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English tribut (14th c.), from Middle French tribut, from Latin tributum (“tribute”, literally “a thing contributed or paid”), past participle of tribuere (“to assign, allot”), usually derived from tribus (“tribe”, which see).
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.
TRIBUTE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 1, 22 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 1, 22 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TRIBUTE starts with T and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BEIRTTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once.
Words that start TRIBUT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 1
Could you have found TRIBUTE?
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 1 - and most players walked straight past it.
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