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BRUX
Definition of BRUX
verb
To grind the teeth, especially involuntarily or during sleep.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Back-formation from bruxism, from Ancient Greek βρυγμός (brugmós, “grinding (teeth)”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BRUX in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 25 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 73, 1 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 105, 2 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 73, 1 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BRUX starts with B and ends with X. Sorted, its letters read BRUX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start BRUX
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BRUX?
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 73 - and most players walked straight past it.
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