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BEGUILE
Definition of BEGUILE
verb
To deceive or delude (using guile).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English begilen, begylen; equivalent to be- + guile. Compare Middle Dutch begilen (“to beguile”). Doublet of bewile.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,217)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BEGUILE · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Middle Dutch.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BEGUILE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 60 boards so far. 213 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 4, 25 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 4, 25 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BEGUILE starts with B and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BEEGILU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start BEGUIL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 4
Could you have found BEGUILE?
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 4 - and most players walked straight past it.
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