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HIBERNATED
Definition of HIBERNATED
verb
simple past and past participle of hibernate
verb
To spend the winter in a dormant or inactive state of minimal activity, low body temperature, slow breathing and heart rate, and low metabolic rate; to go through a winter sleep.
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Word DNA
HIBERNATED inherits its ancestry from its root, HIBERNATE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,860)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, HIBERNATE · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HIBERNATED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 39 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 57, 16 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HIBERNATED starts with H and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ABDEEHINRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start HIBERN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found HIBERNATED?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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