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BRONZE
Definition of BRONZE
noun
A naturally occurring or man-made alloy of copper, usually in combination with tin, but also with one or more other metals.
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Where it comes from
From French bronze (1511); from Italian bronzo (13th c.), of uncertain origin (q.v.). First use appears c. 1721 in the writings of Matthew Prior (for which, see citation below).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
10th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1.7%
of traced words share this origin (1,366)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BRONZE · 8 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.
BRONZE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 125, 22 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 40 days.
First found by a player on Day 36, 25 June 2026.
Built from these letters
BRONZE starts with B and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BENORZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start BRONZE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found BRONZE?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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