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BEFRINGE
Definition of BEFRINGE
verb
To furnish or adorn with a fringe.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From be- (“on, at, upon”) + fringe.
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.
BEFRINGE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 61 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 41, 30 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BEFRINGE starts with B and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BEEFGINR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start BEFRIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found BEFRINGE?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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