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BREAKAGE
Definition of BREAKAGE
noun
The act of breaking.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From break + -age.
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.
BREAKAGE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 84, 12 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
BREAKAGE starts with B and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AABEEGKR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and A appear more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start BREAKA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found BREAKAGE?
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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