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BREEK
Definition of BREEK
noun
Alternative form of brick.
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Word DNA
BREEK inherits its ancestry from its root, BRICK.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
19th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.6%
of traced words share this origin (489)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BRICK · 14 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Old French.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BREEK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 169, 5 November 2026. The most recent board was Day 172, 8 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 169, 5 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BREEK starts with B and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read BEEKR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found BREEK?
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 169 - and most players walked straight past it.
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