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BETTONG
Definition of BETTONG
noun
Any of the marsupial genera Bettongia and Aepyprymnus; closely related to kangaroos.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Dharug badang. Recorded in English since 1830–40.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, BETTONG · 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.
BETTONG in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 166, 2 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 137, 4 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BETTONG starts with B and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read BEGNOTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found BETTONG?
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 137 - and most players walked straight past it.
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