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HOBBLING
Definition of HOBBLING
noun
gerund of hobble: the movement of one who hobbles.
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 hobble + -ing.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, HOBBLE · 5 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.
HOBBLING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 151, 18 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HOBBLING starts with H and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read BBGHILNO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. B appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start HOBBLI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HOBBLING?
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 151 - and most players walked straight past it.
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