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BERBERIS
Definition of BERBERIS
noun
Any of very many evergreen or deciduous shrubs of the genus Berberis.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From the genus name Berberis, from French berbère, from Medieval Latin barberis, from Arabic بَرْبَارِيس (barbārīs). Doublet of barberry and related to Berber.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
11th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1.3%
of traced words share this origin (1,142)
branch · 2.1% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BERBERIS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 151, 18 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 151, 18 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BERBERIS starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BBEEIRRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. B, E and R appear more than once.
Words that start BERBER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BERBERIS?
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 151 - and most players walked straight past it.
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