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BEFOOL
Definition of BEFOOL
verb
To make a fool out of (someone); to fool, trick, or deceive (someone).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English bifolen, equivalent to be- + fool.
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.
BEFOOL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 86, 14 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 76, 4 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BEFOOL starts with B and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read BEFLOO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start BEFOOL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BEFOOL?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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