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BRAINWAVES
Definition of BRAINWAVES
noun
plural of brainwave
noun
Any of many rhythmic fluctuations of electric potential between parts of the brain, especially those seen on an electroencephalogram.
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Word DNA
BRAINWAVES inherits its ancestry from its root, BRAINWAVE.
How it is built
Same root, BRAINWAVE · 1 relative 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.
BRAINWAVES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 28, 17 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BRAINWAVES starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AABEINRSVW - 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 BRAINWAVES?
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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