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HOBBLED
Definition of HOBBLED
verb
simple past and past participle 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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Word DNA
HOBBLED inherits its ancestry from its root, HOBBLE.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.1%
of traced words share this origin (930)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, HOBBLE · 3 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.
HOBBLED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far. 113 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 76, 4 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HOBBLED starts with H and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read BBDEHLO - 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.
Could you have found HOBBLED?
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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