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BESMIRCHING
Definition of BESMIRCHING
verb
present participle and gerund of besmirch
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Word DNA
BESMIRCHING inherits its ancestry from its root, BESMIRCH.
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,258)
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.
BESMIRCHING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 23 boards so far. 60 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BESMIRCHING starts with B and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read BCEGHIIMNRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start BESMIRC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found BESMIRCHING?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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