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BETAS
Definition of BETAS
noun
plural of beta
noun
The second letter of the Greek alphabet (Β, β), preceded by alpha (Α, α) and followed by gamma, (Γ, γ). In modern Greek it represents the voiced labiodental fricative sound of v found in the English words have and vase.
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Word DNA
BETAS inherits its ancestry from its root, BETA.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,660)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BETA · 1 relative 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.
BETAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 135, 2 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 135, 2 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BETAS starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ABEST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
7 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found BETAS?
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 135 - and most players walked straight past it.
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