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HOMEBOY
Definition of HOMEBOY
noun
Someone, particularly a male acquaintance, from one’s hometown.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
20th-century African-American urban slang. Originated from travelers to metropolitan areas derived from American English as a blend of hometown + boy. However, modern use is mostly by African-Americans and Latinos in the United States.
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.
HOMEBOY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 86, 14 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 9, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HOMEBOY starts with H and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read BEHMOOY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start HOMEBO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found HOMEBOY?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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