Out of the ordinary

The answer to “Out of the ordinary” in the USA Today crossword is ABNORMAL — a 8-letter word. It most recently appeared in the USA Today crossword on August 13, 2026, a Thursday puzzle, at 5-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Out of the ordinary” answer

ABNORMAL (8 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is ABNORMAL.

What does ABNORMAL mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of ABNORMAL is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Out of the ordinary” appeared?

USA Today reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 13, 2026 (most recent) → ABNORMAL. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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