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BETAKES
Definition of BETAKES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of betake
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Word DNA
BETAKES inherits its ancestry from its root, BETAKE.
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.2%
of traced words share this origin (4,995)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BETAKE · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BETAKES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 51, 10 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 51, 10 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BETAKES starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ABEEKST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 51
Could you have found BETAKES?
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 51 - and most players walked straight past it.
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