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BROGUE
Definition of BROGUE
noun
A strong dialectal accent, usually Irish or Scottish.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Irish bróg (“boot, shoe”), from Old Irish bróc (“shoe, greave, legging, hose, breeches”), likely from Old Norse brók (“breeches”), from Proto-Germanic *brōks (“breeches”). The "accent" sense may instead be derived from Irish barróg (“a hold (on the tongue)”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse
- Irish
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
4.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,679)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BROGUE · 5 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BROGUE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 60 boards so far. 233 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 21, 10 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 21, 10 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BROGUE starts with B and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BEGORU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BROGUE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BROGUE?
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 21 - and most players walked straight past it.
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