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BASQUE
Definition of BASQUE
noun
The part of a waistcoat etc. extending below the waist.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French basque.
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.
BASQUE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 59 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 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 12, 1 June 2026.
Built from these letters
BASQUE starts with B and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ABEQSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found BASQUE?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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