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BEFRINGED
Definition of BEFRINGED
verb
simple past and past participle of befringe
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Word DNA
BEFRINGED inherits its ancestry from its root, BEFRINGE.
How it is built
Same root, BEFRINGE · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BEFRINGED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 88, 16 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 88, 16 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BEFRINGED starts with B and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read BDEEFGINR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start BEFRIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BEFRINGED?
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 88 - and most players walked straight past it.
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