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HYPOMANIA
Definition of HYPOMANIA
noun
A mild form of mania, especially the phase of several mood disorders characterized by euphoria or hyperactivity.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From hypo- + -mania, after German Hypomanie.
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.
HYPOMANIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 37 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HYPOMANIA starts with H and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAHIMNOPY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start HYPOMA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found HYPOMANIA?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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