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HOBBLE
Definition of HOBBLE
noun
One of the short straps tied between the legs of unfenced horses, allowing them to wander short distances but preventing them from running off.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English hobblen, hobelen, akin to Middle Dutch hoblen, hobbelen (Modern Dutch hobbelen), Middle High German hoppeln (“to hop, limp, hobble”).
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.
HOBBLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 26 days.
First found by a player on Day 76, 4 August 2026.
Built from these letters
HOBBLE starts with H and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BBEHLO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. B appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start HOBBLE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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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 76 - and most players walked straight past it.
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