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HABERGEON
Definition of HABERGEON
noun
A sleeveless or short-sleeved coat of mail armour (a shorter hauberk).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English hauberjoun, from Old French hauberjon, haubergeon, from Early Medieval Latin (h)alsbergum.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,914)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, HABERGEON · 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.
HABERGEON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 25 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 15, 4 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 15, 4 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HABERGEON starts with H and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ABEEGHNOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 15
Could you have found HABERGEON?
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 15 - and most players walked straight past it.
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