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BRAINIEST
Definition of BRAINIEST
adjective
superlative form of brainy: most brainy
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Word DNA
BRAINIEST inherits its ancestry from its root, BRAINY.
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.1%
of traced words share this origin (4,784)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BRAINY · 4 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.
BRAINIEST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 57 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
BRAINIEST starts with B and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ABEIINRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start BRAINI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found BRAINIEST?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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