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Updated June 2026
To surround and harass; to trouble persistently.
“The expedition was beset by storms and equipment failures.”
/bɪˈsɛt/
be·set
"Beset" repeats a letter (4 unique of 5), so it rules out fewer options as an opening guess. Its 2 vowels balance the consonants.
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