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HEBETIC
Definition of HEBETIC
adjective
Of or related to youth or to puberty.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἡβητικός (hēbētikós), equivalent to ἡβητ(ής) (hēbēt(ḗs)) (“adult”; ἡβη- (hēbē-), variant stem of ἡβᾶν (hēbân, “to reach puberty”), verbal derivative of ἥβη (hḗbē, “youth”) + -τής (-tḗs, agent suffix)) + ικός (ikós, “-ic”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HEBETIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 49, 8 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 84, 12 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 27 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 49, 8 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HEBETIC starts with H and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read BCEEHIT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 49
Could you have found HEBETIC?
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 49 - and most players walked straight past it.
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