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BREVET
Definition of BREVET
noun
A military document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but without an increase in pay.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Inherited from the Middle English brevet (“official letter”), from the Anglo-Norman diminutive of bref (“letter”), from the Latin brevis (“short”), whence brief.
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.
BREVET in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 66, 25 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 66, 25 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BREVET starts with B and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read BEERTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start BREVET
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BREVET?
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 66 - and most players walked straight past it.
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