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BESMUTCHED
Definition of BESMUTCHED
verb
simple past and past participle of besmutch
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Word DNA
BESMUTCHED inherits its ancestry from its root, BESMUTCH.
How it is built
Same root, BESMUTCH · 2 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.
BESMUTCHED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 77, 5 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 77, 5 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BESMUTCHED starts with B and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read BCDEEHMSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start BESMUT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BESMUTCHED?
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 77 - and most players walked straight past it.
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