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BELATE
Definition of BELATE
verb
To impede; cause something to be late; delay; benight.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From be- + late.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, BELATE · 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.
BELATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BELATE starts with B and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ABEELT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start BELATE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found BELATE?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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