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HABITUAL
Definition of HABITUAL
adjective
Of or relating to a habit; established as a habit; performed over and over again; recurrent, recurring.
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Where it comes from
The adjective is derived from Late Middle English habitual (“of one's inherent disposition”), from Medieval Latin habituālis (“customary; habitual”), from Latin habitus (“character; disposition; habit; physical or emotional condition; attire, dress”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship); analysable as habit + -ual. Habitus is derived from habeō (“to have; to hold; to own; to possess”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- (“to grab, take”)) + -tus (suffix forming action nouns from verbs). The noun is derived from the adjective.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HABITUAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 33 boards so far. 160 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 8, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HABITUAL starts with H and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AABHILTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start HABITU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found HABITUAL?
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