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BATTLE
Definition of BATTLE
noun
A contest, a struggle.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English batel, batell, batelle, batayle, bataylle, borrowed from Old French bataille, from Late Latin battālia, variant of battuālia (“fighting and fencing exercises”) from Latin battuō (“to strike, hit, beat, fight”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from a Gaulish or Proto-Germanic root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰ- (“to stab, dig”), related to Old English beado (“battle”); or possibly from a Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to hit, strike, beat”). Doublet of battalia and battel. Displaced native Old English ġefeoht, beado, camp, and wīg (“battle”), among others.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BATTLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 120, 17 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 120, 17 September 2026.
Built from these letters
BATTLE starts with B and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ABELTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start BATTLE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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