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BRANK
Definition of BRANK
noun
A metal bridle formerly used as a torture device to hold the head of a scold and restrain the tongue.
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Where it comes from
Compare Scottish Gaelic brangus, brangas (“a sort of pillory”), Irish brancas (“halter”), or Dutch pranger (“fetter”).
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.
BRANK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 77, 5 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 25 days.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
BRANK starts with B and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read ABKNR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BRANK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found BRANK?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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