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WILDEBEEST
Definition of WILDEBEEST
noun
The gnu.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed in the early 19th century from early Afrikaans wildebeest, modern wildebees (literally “wild ox”), with influence from beast.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
WILDEBEEST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 113, 10 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 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
WILDEBEEST starts with W and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read BDEEEILSTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start WILDEB
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found WILDEBEEST?
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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