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BRACER
Definition of BRACER
noun
That which braces, binds, or makes firm; a band or bandage.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English bracer, from Old French braceure; equivalent to brace + -er.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old French
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
9th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
2.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,361)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BRAC · 3 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.
BRACER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 24 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 140, 7 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BRACER starts with B and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ABCERR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once.
Words that start BRACER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BRACER?
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 140 - and most players walked straight past it.
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