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UNBUCKLE
Definition of UNBUCKLE
verb
to unfasten
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English unbokelen, onbokelen, equivalent to un- + buckle.
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.
UNBUCKLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 46, 5 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 56 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 31, 20 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
UNBUCKLE starts with U and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BCEKLNUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Words that start UNBUCK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found UNBUCKLE?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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