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BRANDISH
Definition of BRANDISH
verb
To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating anger, threat or skill.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English braundischen, from Old French brandiss-, stem of brandir (“to flourish a sword”), from Frankish *brandijan, from Frankish *brand (“firebrand; sword”), from Proto-Germanic *brandaz (“fire; flame; sword”), whence Old English brand (“firebrand; torch”); equivalent to brand + -ish. More at brand.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
4.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,940)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BRANDISH · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Old English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BRANDISH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 83 boards so far. 454 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 166, 2 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 11, 31 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BRANDISH starts with B and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read ABDHINRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BRANDI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BRANDISH?
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