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HIGHBROW
Definition of HIGHBROW
adjective
Intellectually stimulating, highly cultured, sophisticated.
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Where it comes from
A compound of the words high + brow, first recorded usage in 1875. Referring to the (by that time discredited) science of phrenology, which suggested that a person of intelligence and sophistication would possess a higher brow-line than someone of lesser intelligence and sophistication.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, HIGHBROW · 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.
HIGHBROW in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 137, 4 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HIGHBROW starts with H and ends with W. Sorted, its letters read BGHHIORW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. H appears more than once.
Words that start HIGHBR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HIGHBROW?
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 137 - and most players walked straight past it.
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