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BEGUNKED
Definition of BEGUNKED
verb
simple past and past participle of begunk
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Word DNA
BEGUNKED inherits its ancestry from its root, BEGUNK.
Line of descent
- Scots
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
24th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.4%
of traced words share this origin (341)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BEGUNK · 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.
BEGUNKED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 47, 6 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 133, 30 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 32 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 47, 6 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BEGUNKED starts with B and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read BDEEGKNU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start BEGUNK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 47
Could you have found BEGUNKED?
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 47 - and most players walked straight past it.
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