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BARRIEST
Definition of BARRIEST
Wiktionary has no entry for BARRIEST itself. This is its base word, BARRY.
noun
A field divided transversely into several equal parts, and consisting of two different tinctures interchangeably disposed.
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Where it comes from
The origin recorded for BARRY.
From French barré (“striped, barred”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,194)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BARRIEST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 138, 5 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 138, 5 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BARRIEST starts with B and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ABEIRRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start BARRIE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BARRIEST?
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 138 - and most players walked straight past it.
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