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BRUMATES
Definition of BRUMATES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of brumate
verb
To be in a lethargic state, somewhat analogous to hibernation but not the same. Commonly found in reptiles and in some other animal species, such as bears.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, BRUMATE · 3 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.
BRUMATES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 103, 31 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 25 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 103, 31 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
BRUMATES starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ABEMRSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BRUMAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BRUMATES?
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 103 - and most players walked straight past it.
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