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BERIBERI
Definition of BERIBERI
noun
An ailment caused by a deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1), leading to lethargy and organ complications.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Possibly borrowed from Sinhalese phrase බැරි බැරි (bæri bæri, “I cannot, I cannot”) due to weakness.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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.
BERIBERI in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 20 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
BERIBERI starts with B and ends with I. Sorted, its letters read BBEEIIRR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. B, E, R and I appear more than once.
Words that start BERIBE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BERIBERI?
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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