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BIBS
Definition of BIBS
noun
plural of bib
BIB
noun
An item of clothing for people (especially babies) tied around their neck to protect their clothes from getting dirty when eating.
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Word DNA
BIBS inherits its ancestry from its root, BIB.
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (25,695)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BIB · 4 relatives 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.
BIBS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 146, 13 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 17 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 146, 13 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BIBS starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BBIS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. B appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found BIBS?
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 146 - and most players walked straight past it.
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