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HONEYCOMB
Definition of HONEYCOMB
noun
A substance made by bees (clade Anthophila) primarily from beeswax which has hexagonal cells to hold their larvae, and for storing pollen and honey to feed the larvae and themselves when other food is scarce; it is also eaten by humans as part of comb-honey; a single sheet made up of two layers of this substance.
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Where it comes from
The noun is derived from Middle English honycomb, from Old English huniġcamb, from huniġ (“honey”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kn̥h₂ónks (“honey”)) + camb (“comb”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“peg; tooth; row of teeth”)). The English word is analysable as honey + comb. The Oxford English Dictionary posits that the arrangement of several plates of wax “hanging parallel to each other from the roof of the hive suggests a comb with its teeth”. The verb is derived from the noun. Compare Saterland Frisian Hunichmoarte (“honeycomb”), West Frisian huningskiif (“honeycomb”), Dutch honingraat (“honeycomb”), German Honigwabe (“honeycomb”).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HONEYCOMB in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 44, 3 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 58 days.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
HONEYCOMB starts with H and ends with B. Sorted, its letters read BCEHMNOOY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start HONEYC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
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