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HUMBLE
Definition of HUMBLE
adjective
Not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English humble, from Old French humble, umble, humle, from Latin humilis (“low, slight, hence mean, humble”) (compare Greek χαμηλός (khamēlós, “on the ground, low, trifling”)), from humus (“the earth, ground”), humi (“on the ground”). See homage, and compare chameleon, humiliate. Displaced native Old English ēaþmōd.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,764)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, HUMBLE · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Old English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HUMBLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 64 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 7, 28 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HUMBLE starts with H and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BEHLMU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start HUMBLE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found HUMBLE?
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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