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BROOMIEST
Definition of BROOMIEST
adjective
superlative form of broomy: most broomy
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Word DNA
BROOMIEST inherits its ancestry from its root, BROOMY.
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 (2,864)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BROOMY · 2 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.
BROOMIEST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BROOMIEST starts with B and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read BEIMOORST - 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 BROOMI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found BROOMIEST?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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