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ABNORMAL
Definition of ABNORMAL
adjective
Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type.
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Where it comes from
From ab- + normal. First attested in 1835, replacing the earlier anormal and even earlier abnormous, from Latin abnormis (“departing from normal”), from either ab- (“away from”) + norma (“rule, norm”), or Ancient Greek ἀνώμαλος (anṓmalos).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,724)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ABNORMAL · 1 relative 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.
ABNORMAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 13, 2 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 13, 2 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ABNORMAL starts with A and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AABLMNOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start ABNORM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 13
Could you have found ABNORMAL?
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