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HALIBUTS
Definition of HALIBUTS
noun
plural of halibut
noun
A large flatfish of the genus Hippoglossus, which sometimes leaves the ocean floor and swims vertically.
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Word DNA
HALIBUTS inherits its ancestry from its root, HALIBUT.
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.2%
of traced words share this origin (5,325)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, HALIBUT · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Dutch, German, Norwegian, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HALIBUTS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 31 boards so far. 69 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 13, 2 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 166, 2 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 13, 2 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HALIBUTS starts with H and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ABHILSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 13
Could you have found HALIBUTS?
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 13 - and most players walked straight past it.
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