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BASED
Definition of BASED
adjective
Founded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From base + -ed.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, BASE · 9 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.
BASED in OUTLIER
It has fitted 75 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 1, 22 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 9, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BASED starts with B and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ABDES - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 1
Could you have found BASED?
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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