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BEDEVILING
Definition of BEDEVILING
verb
present participle and gerund of bedevil
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Another sense
BEDEVILING carries a second meaning.
verb
Present participle of bedevil.
Word DNA
BEDEVILING inherits its ancestry from its root, BEDEVIL.
How it is built
Same root, BEDEVIL · 2 relatives in the game
BEDEVILING in a sentence
“Also, by happy coincidence, we were just in time to help install the new generator, which we hope will solve the power problems that have been bedeviling the last few crews.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BEDEVILING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 109 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 49, 8 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 49, 8 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BEDEVILING starts with B and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read BDEEGIILNV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and I appear more than once.
Words that start BEDEVI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 49
Could you have found BEDEVILING?
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 49 - and most players walked straight past it.
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