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MISBEHAVE
Definition of MISBEHAVE
verb
To act or behave in an inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected manner.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English misbehaven, equivalent to mis- + behave.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,319)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MISBEHAVE · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MISBEHAVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 94, 22 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 130, 27 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 24 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 94, 22 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
MISBEHAVE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ABEEHIMSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start MISBEH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MISBEHAVE?
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 94 - and most players walked straight past it.
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