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BRIMS
Definition of BRIMS
noun
plural 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.
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Word DNA
BRIMS inherits its ancestry from its root, BRIM.
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.
BRIMS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 28, 17 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BRIMS starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BIMRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BRIMS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found BRIMS?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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