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BRASH
Definition of BRASH
adjective
Overly bold or self-assertive to the point of being insensitive, tactless or impudent; shameless.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Uncertain. Perhaps from Scots brash, brasch (“a violent onset; an attack or assault”). Perhaps also related to Dutch bars (“stern; strict”), German barsch (“harsh; unfriendly”), Danish barsk (“harsh; rough; tough”), Swedish barsk (“harsh; impetuous”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
5 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
28th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.3%
of traced words share this origin (247)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BRASH · 9 relatives 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.
BRASH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 58 boards so far. 160 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
BRASH starts with B and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read ABHRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BRASH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found BRASH?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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