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BRACHYSM
Definition of BRACHYSM
noun
Unusually small size resulting from the shortening of internodes.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús, “short”); compare brachy-.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,672)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BRACHYSM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 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
BRACHYSM starts with B and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read ABCHMRSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BRACHY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BRACHYSM?
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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