The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
BRAKEMEN
Definition of BRAKEMEN
noun
plural of brakeman
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Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BRAKEMEN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 79, 7 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 79, 7 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BRAKEMEN starts with B and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ABEEKMNR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found BRAKEMEN?
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 79 - and most players walked straight past it.
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