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BECAUSE

/bɪkəz/7 letters

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).

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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.

BECAUSE in OUTLIER

It has fitted 1 board so far. 66 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 100
Its one board, across 100 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
1
Boards it fitted
100
First board
0
Days since seen

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
7
Letters
4
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Different letters
1
Longest consonant run
2
Longest vowel run

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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