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BENDING
Definition of BENDING
verb
present participle and gerund of bend
verb
To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.
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Word DNA
BENDING inherits its ancestry from its root, BEND.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,895)
How it is built
Same root, BEND · 10 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian.
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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.
BENDING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 166, 2 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 166, 2 November 2026.
Built from these letters
BENDING starts with B and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read BDEGINN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once.
Could you have found BENDING?
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 166 - and most players walked straight past it.
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