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BETEL
Definition of BETEL
noun
Either of two (parts of) plants often used in combination: An evergreen Indian creeping shrub, Piper betle, whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut: the betel pepper. The betel palm, Areca catechu, and in particular its seed, the areca nut or betel nut.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Portuguese bétele, from Malayalam വെറ്റില (veṟṟila) or Tamil வெற்றிலை (veṟṟilai).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BETEL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 20, 9 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BETEL starts with B and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read BEELT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start BETEL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found BETEL?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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