The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
BECAME
Definition of BECAME
verb
simple past of become
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Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BECAME in OUTLIER
It has fitted 15 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 3, 24 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 81, 9 August 2026.
Built from these letters
BECAME starts with B and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ABCEEM - 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.
Also seen on Day 3
Could you have found BECAME?
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 3 - and most players walked straight past it.
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