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BEHOOVED
Definition of BEHOOVED
verb
simple past and past participle of behoove
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Another sense
BEHOOVED carries a second meaning.
verb
Simple past tense and past participle of behoove.
Word DNA
BEHOOVED inherits its ancestry from its root, BEHOOVE.
How it is built
Same root, BEHOOVE · 3 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.
BEHOOVED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 34 boards so far. 251 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 20, 9 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BEHOOVED starts with B and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read BDEEHOOV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and O appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start BEHOOV
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found BEHOOVED?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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