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BROACH
Definition of BROACH
noun
A series of chisel points mounted on one piece of steel. For example, the toothed stone chisel shown here.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English broche, from Old French broche, from Vulgar Latin *brocca, originally a feminine form of Latin broccus, perhaps ultimately of Gaulish origin (see Scottish Gaelic bròg). Doublet of brochure.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.5%
of traced words share this origin (24,890)
branch · 30.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BROACH · 5 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Scottish Gaelic.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BROACH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 29 boards so far. 57 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 43, 2 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BROACH starts with B and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read ABCHOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BROACH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found BROACH?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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