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BESMIRCHED
Definition of BESMIRCHED
verb
simple past and past participle of besmirch
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Another sense
BESMIRCHED carries a second meaning.
verb
Simple past tense and past participle of besmirch.
Word DNA
BESMIRCHED inherits its ancestry from its root, BESMIRCH.
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,235)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BESMIRCH · 3 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.
BESMIRCHED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 41 boards so far. 161 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 20, 9 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BESMIRCHED starts with B and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read BCDEEHIMRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of BESMIRCHED. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Words that start BESMIR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found BESMIRCHED?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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