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BELONG
Definition of BELONG
verb
To have its proper place.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English belongen, bilongen, from Middle English be- + longen (“to be fitting, be suitable”), from Old English langian (“to pertain to, suit”), equivalent to be- + long (“to belong”). Compare Saterland Frisian beloangje (“to attain, reach, meet”), Dutch belangen (“to concern”), German belangen (“to sue, concern”).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BELONG in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 6, 27 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 6, 27 May 2026.
Built from these letters
BELONG starts with B and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read BEGLNO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BELONG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BELONG?
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 6 - and most players walked straight past it.
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