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BEHOLDS
Definition of BEHOLDS
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of behold
verb
To look at or see (someone or something), especially appreciatively; to descry, to look upon.
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Word DNA
BEHOLDS inherits its ancestry from its root, BEHOLD.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.3%
of traced words share this origin (2,654)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BEHOLD · 5 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BEHOLDS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 146, 13 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 28, 17 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BEHOLDS starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BDEHLOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BEHOLD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found BEHOLDS?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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