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BRACKEN
Definition of BRACKEN
noun
Any of several coarse ferns, of the genus Pteridium, that form dense thickets; often poisonous to livestock.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English braken, probably of Scandinavian/North Germanic origin, from Old Norse *brakni (“undergrowth”), related to Proto-Germanic *brekaną and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break”). Cognates include Danish bregne and Swedish bräken (“fern”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old Norse
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
14th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1%
of traced words share this origin (780)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BRACKEN · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Proto-Germanic, Proto-Indo-European, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BRACKEN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 35 boards so far. 190 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 46, 5 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 46, 5 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BRACKEN starts with B and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ABCEKNR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BRACKE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 46
Could you have found BRACKEN?
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 46 - and most players walked straight past it.
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