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BYWORD
Definition of BYWORD
noun
A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English byword, byworde (“proverb”), from Old English bīword, bīwyrd, bīwyrde (“proverb, household word", also "adverb”), from Proto-West Germanic *bīwurdī, equivalent to by- + word. Compare Latin proverbium, which byword may possibly be a translation of. Cognate with Old High German pīwurti (“proverb”). Compare also Old English bīspel (“proverb, example”), bīcwide (“byword, proverb, tale, fable”), Dutch bijwoord (“adverb”).
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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.
BYWORD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
BYWORD starts with B and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read BDORWY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found BYWORD?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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