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BECAUSE
Definition of BECAUSE
conjunction
By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English bi cause, from bi (“by”) + cause, modelled on Old French par cause.
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.
BECAUSE in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far. 66 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 100, 28 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 4, 25 May 2026.
Built from these letters
BECAUSE starts with B and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ABCEESU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Could you have found BECAUSE?
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 100 - and most players walked straight past it.
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