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BRIGUE
Definition of BRIGUE
noun
Intrigue; secretive machinations.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French brigue, of uncertain origin. Compare Italian briga, Spanish brega.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,160)
branch · 12.9% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BRIGUE · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Italian, Spanish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BRIGUE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 97, 25 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BRIGUE starts with B and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BEGIRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found BRIGUE?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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