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BEZEL
Definition of BEZEL
noun
The sloping edge or face on a cutting tool.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French bisel, a dialectal variant of biseau (“sloping edge”), a variation on bijou (“jewel”), itself from Breton bisou, bizou (“ring worn on the finger”), from biz (“finger”). Unrelated to similar bevel, which is of a different French origin.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.2%
of traced words share this origin (2,177)
branch · 15.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BEZEL · 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.
BEZEL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 55 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 4, 25 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 125, 22 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 29 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 4, 25 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BEZEL starts with B and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read BEELZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Also seen on Day 4
Could you have found BEZEL?
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 4 - and most players walked straight past it.
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