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HUMPBACK
Definition of HUMPBACK
noun
A humped back (deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine). A hump or protuberance on the shoulders or back of an animal. A rounded topographical feature, such as a mountain or hill.
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Where it comes from
From hump + back.
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.
HUMPBACK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 105, 2 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First found by a player on Day 19, 8 June 2026.
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Built from these letters
HUMPBACK starts with H and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read ABCHKMPU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start HUMPBA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found HUMPBACK?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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