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HECTIC
Definition of HECTIC
adjective
Very busy with activity and confusion.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English etik, ethik, from Old French etique, from Medieval Latin *hecticus, from Ancient Greek ἑκτικός (hektikós, “habitual, hectic, consumptive”), from ἕξις (héxis, “a state or habit of body or of mind, condition”), from ἔχειν (ékhein, “to have, hold, be in a certain state”).
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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.
HECTIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 118, 15 September 2026.
Built from these letters
HECTIC starts with H and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CCEHIT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C appears more than once.
Words that start HECTIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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