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BEDECKING
Definition of BEDECKING
verb
present participle and gerund of bedeck
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Another sense
BEDECKING carries a second meaning.
verb
Present participle of bedeck.
Word DNA
BEDECKING inherits its ancestry from its root, BEDECK.
How it is built
Same root, BEDECK · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch, German, Swedish.
BEDECKING in a sentence
“There is nothing cuter than a baby orangutan with its tussle of red hair bedecking a mostly bald head and big brown inquisitive eyes sparkling with wisdom, curiosity, and soulfulness.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BEDECKING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 97 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 31, 20 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BEDECKING starts with B and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read BCDEEGIKN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start BEDECK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found BEDECKING?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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