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BRAINWASH
Definition of BRAINWASH
noun
A distorting effect upon one's memory, belief, or ideas, as by propaganda.
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Where it comes from
From brain + wash, a calque of Chinese 洗腦 / 洗脑 (xǐnǎo), literally to wash the brain. Usage via U.S. military during the Korean War.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BRAINWASH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 28, 17 June 2026.
Built from these letters
BRAINWASH starts with B and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read AABHINRSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start BRAINW
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found BRAINWASH?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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