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BRAINIACS
Definition of BRAINIACS
noun
plural of brainiac
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BRAINIACS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 29 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 88, 16 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BRAINIACS starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AABCIINRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and I appear more than once.
Words that start BRAINI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found BRAINIACS?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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