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BASILIC
Definition of BASILIC
noun
A basilica.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French basilique. Doublet of basilic (etymology 2) and basil.
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.
BASILIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 11, 31 May 2026.
Built from these letters
BASILIC starts with B and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ABCIILS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start BASILI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found BASILIC?
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 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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