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BROODIEST
Definition of BROODIEST
adjective
superlative form of broody: most broody
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Word DNA
BROODIEST inherits its ancestry from its root, BROODY.
Line of descent
- Old English
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.7%
of traced words share this origin (2,849)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BROODY · 3 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.
BROODIEST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 29 boards so far. 63 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 26, 15 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BROODIEST starts with B and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read BDEIOORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
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 BROODI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BROODIEST?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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