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BERYL
Definition of BERYL
noun
A mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a gemstone (molecular formula Be3Al2Si6O18).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English beryl, from Old French beril, from Latin bērillus, bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos, “beryl”), in turn borrowed from Middle Indic forms like Pali veḷuriya or Prakrit 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀅 (verulia), from Dravidian, probably named after Velur (modern day Belur) in southern India.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,501)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BERYL · 5 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.
BERYL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 47 boards so far. 109 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 14, 3 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First found by a player on Day 14, 3 June 2026.
Built from these letters
BERYL starts with B and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read BELRY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BERYL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 14
Could you have found BERYL?
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 14 - and most players walked straight past it.
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