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BRUIT
Definition of BRUIT
noun
Hearsay, rumour; talk; an instance of this.
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Where it comes from
The noun is derived from Middle English bruit (“commotion, tumult; fame, renown; collective noun for a group of barons”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman brut (“commotion, tumult; noise, sounds; fame, renown; hearsay, rumour; collective noun for a group of barons”) and Old French bruit (“commotion, tumult; noise, sounds; fame, renown; hearsay, rumour”) (modern French bruit (“noise; report, rumour”)), a noun use of the past participle of bruire (“to make a noise; to rattle; to roar; to rustle”), from Late Latin brugere, an alteration of Latin rugīre (“to roar”) (the present active infinitive of rugiō (“to bray; to bellow, roar; to rumble”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewg- (“to belch; to roar”)), possibly influenced by Late Latin bragere (“to bray”). The English word is cognate with Catalan brogir (“to roar”); Old Occitan bruir, brugir (“to roar”). The verb is derived from the noun.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
5 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.3%
of traced words share this origin (11,293)
How it is built
Same root, BRUIT · 5 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Catalan, Old Occitan.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BRUIT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 47 boards so far. 88 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 28, 17 June 2026.
Built from these letters
BRUIT starts with B and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read BIRTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BRUIT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
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