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BYSTANDER
Definition of BYSTANDER
noun
A person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer, witness, or spectator.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From by- + stander. Compare passerby.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, BYSTANDER · 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.
BYSTANDER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 45 boards so far. 127 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 22, 11 June 2026.
Built from these letters
BYSTANDER starts with B and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ABDENRSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found BYSTANDER?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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