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BESTIR
Definition of BESTIR
verb
To put into brisk or vigorous action; to move with life and vigor.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English bestyrien, bestirien, from Old English bestyrian (“to heap up, pile up”), equivalent to be- + stir.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old English
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
4.2%
of traced words share this origin (1,217)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BESTIR · 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.
BESTIR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 34 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 53, 12 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 53, 12 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BESTIR starts with B and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read BEIRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
6 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start BESTIR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 53
Could you have found BESTIR?
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 53 - and most players walked straight past it.
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