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HAVERSACK
Definition of HAVERSACK
noun
A small, strong bag carried on the back or the shoulder, usually with only one strap, and originally made of canvas.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French havresac, from Low German Haaversack and/or German Habersack, Hafersack (literally “oat-sack”), from Hafer + Sack. Compare also Dutch haverzak.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.3%
of traced words share this origin (2,636)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Its etymology also names Dutch.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HAVERSACK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 33 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 46, 5 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 46, 5 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HAVERSACK starts with H and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read AACEHKRSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start HAVERS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 46
Could you have found HAVERSACK?
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 46 - and most players walked straight past it.
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