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BASHAW
Definition of BASHAW
noun
A pasha.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Variant of pasha, several forms or relatives of which start with /b-/, e.g. Arabic بَاشَا (bāšā).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Arabic
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
11th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1.4%
of traced words share this origin (1,061)
branch · 2.1% 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.
BASHAW in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 47, 6 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 47, 6 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BASHAW starts with B and ends with W. Sorted, its letters read AABHSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start BASHAW
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 47
Could you have found BASHAW?
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 47 - and most players walked straight past it.
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