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BESOTTEN
Definition of BESOTTEN
adjective
Alternative form of besotted.
BESOT · via besotted
verb
To muddle, stupefy, or cause to act foolishly, as with alcoholic liquor or infatuation.
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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.
BESOTTEN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 166, 2 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 166, 2 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BESOTTEN starts with B and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read BEENOSTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and T appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start BESOTT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BESOTTEN?
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 166 - and most players walked straight past it.
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