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BASILECT
Definition of BASILECT
noun
A variety of a language that differs substantially from the standard form, and is only considered suitable for very informal contexts by speakers.
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Where it comes from
From basi- (“base, bottom”) + -lect (“speech”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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.
BASILECT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 43, 2 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BASILECT starts with B and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ABCEILST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BASILE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found BASILECT?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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