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HORNBEAM
Definition of HORNBEAM
noun
A tree of the genus Carpinus, having smooth grey bark and a ridged trunk, the wood being white and very hard, found in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Especially, the American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana), which is common along the banks of streams in the United States. Especially, the common hornbeam or European hornbeam (Carpinus betulus).
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Where it comes from
From Late Middle English hornbeme, hernbem, hernebem (“European hornbeam (Carpinus betulus)”), from horn (“antler or horn of an animal; etc.”) + bem (“tree; piece of metal, wood, etc.”) (referring to a tree with wood as hard as horn): By surface analysis, horn + beam (“only in compounds: tree”).
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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.
HORNBEAM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 72, 31 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
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Built from these letters
HORNBEAM starts with H and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read ABEHMNOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start HORNBE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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