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BETRAY
Definition of BETRAY
verb
To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English betrayen, bitrayen (“to commit an act of treason against”), equivalent to be- + tray (“to betray”). Middle English bi- is from Old English be- (“be-”), from Proto-Germanic *bi- (“be-”), from Proto-Germanic *bi (“near, by”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi (“at, near”). Compare also traitor, treason, tradition. The modern sense “to disclose, discover, reveal unintentionally” is due to influence from or merger with English bewray (“to reveal, divulge”), which is similar in sound and meaning. The similarity with German betrügen, Dutch bedriegen, from Proto-West Germanic *bidreugan (“to betray, deceive”), is coincidental.
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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.
BETRAY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 85, 13 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 17 days.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
BETRAY starts with B and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ABERTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start BETRAY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found BETRAY?
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