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BRIM
Definition of BRIM
noun
Originally, a border or edge of a sea, a river, or other body of water; now, any border or edge. The topmost lip or rim of a container, or a natural feature shaped like a container.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The noun is derived from Middle English brymme, brimme (“bank or edge of a lake or river; shore of a sea; brink; rim”); of unclear origin; compare Middle High German brem (“margin”). The verb is derived from the noun.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.2%
of traced words share this origin (4,883)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BRIM · 9 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names German.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BRIM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 39 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
BRIM starts with B and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read BIMR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BRIM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found BRIM?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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