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BRANCHIAE
Definition of BRANCHIAE
noun
plural of branchia
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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.
BRANCHIAE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 46, 5 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 46, 5 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BRANCHIAE starts with B and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AABCEHINR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start BRANCH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 46
Could you have found BRANCHIAE?
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 46 - and most players walked straight past it.
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