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BETIDES
Definition of BETIDES
adverb
At any early period.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English be- + tide (“time”) + -s. Compare Saterland Frisian bietiede (“from time to time; now and then”), German beizeiten (“early; betimes”), Swedish bitti (“early (in the day)”).
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.
BETIDES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 32 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BETIDES starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BDEEIST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found BETIDES?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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