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BETWEEN
Definition of BETWEEN
preposition
In the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree. (See Usage notes below.)
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Where it comes from
From Middle English betwene, from Old English betwēonum (“between, among”, dative plural, literally “by the two, near both”), from Proto-Germanic *bi- (“be-”) + *twīhnaz (“two each”), corresponding to be- + twain. Cognate with Scots between (“between”), Scots atween (“between”), Gothic 𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌽𐌰𐌹 (tweihnai, “two each”), Old English betweoh (“between”), Old English twinn (“double, twofold”). More at betwixt, twin. More distantly related to Ancient Greek διά (diá, “through, across, by, over”) whence English dia- (“through, across, between”). For the meaning development also compare with Mongolian хооронд (xoorond, “between”), connected with Mongolian хоёр (xojor, “two”).
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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.
BETWEEN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 113, 10 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 113, 10 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BETWEEN starts with B and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read BEEENTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start BETWEE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BETWEEN?
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 113 - and most players walked straight past it.
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