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BRIAR

/bɹaɪə/5 letters

Definition of BRIAR

noun

Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera.

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Where it comes from

From Middle English brere, from Old English brēr [Old Mercian], brǣr (“briar, bramble”); further origin unknown, perhaps related to Old French bruiere (“heather”) (French bruyère). Compare Old Norse brǫrr (“briar”), whence Icelandic brörr.

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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

BRIAR in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far.

Day 1Day 125
Its one board, across 125 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
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Boards found on
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First board
1
Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 124, 21 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.

First found by a player on Day 124, 21 September 2026.

Built from these letters

BRIAR
5
Letters
2
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
2
Longest vowel run

BRIAR starts with B and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ABIRR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once.

Words that start BRIAR

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

BRIARDBRIARSBRIARYBRIARDSBRIAREDBRIARROOTBRIARWOODBRIARROOTSBRIARWOODS

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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 124 - and most players walked straight past it.

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