The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
BESTEADING
Definition of BESTEADING
noun
Help; assistance; aid; avail.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From bestead + -ing.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BESTEADING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 79 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 39, 28 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BESTEADING starts with B and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read ABDEEGINST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start BESTEA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found BESTEADING?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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