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BASKETS
Definition of BASKETS
noun
plural of basket
noun
A lightweight woven container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.
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Word DNA
BASKETS inherits its ancestry from its root, BASKET.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,378)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BASKET · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek, Old English, Proto-Indo-European.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BASKETS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 28 days.
Built from these letters
BASKETS starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ABEKSST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Words that start BASKET
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BASKETS?
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 140 - and most players walked straight past it.
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