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BEAKER
Definition of BEAKER
noun
A flat-bottomed, straight-sided, glass vessel, with a lip and often a small spout, used as a laboratory container.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English bekyr, biker, from Old Norse bikarr (“cup”), from Old Saxon bikeri (“cup”), from Proto-West Germanic *bikārī, from Late Latin bīcārium (“wine vat, jug”), of disputed origin. Possibly from Ancient Greek βῖκος (bîkos, “earthenware jug, wine jar”), or from Latin bacarium (“wine vat, vase”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Bieker (“mug, cup, beaker”), Dutch beker (“beaker, cup”), German Becher (“beaker, cup, goblet”), Danish bæger (“beaker”), Italian bicchiere (“cup, glass (for drink)”). Doublet of pitcher.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
5 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,094)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BEAK · 10 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Dutch, Italian.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BEAKER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 46 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First found by a player on Day 23, 12 June 2026.
Built from these letters
BEAKER starts with B and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ABEEKR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start BEAKER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found BEAKER?
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 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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