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BRANLE
Definition of BRANLE
noun
A dance of French origin dating from the 16th century, performed by couples in a circle or a line; the music for this dance.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French branler (“to shake”); see further at brawl, etymology 2.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,346)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BRANLE · 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.
BRANLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 48, 7 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 166, 2 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 48, 7 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BRANLE starts with B and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ABELNR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 48
Could you have found BRANLE?
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 48 - and most players walked straight past it.
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