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BALLAD
Definition of BALLAD
noun
A kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; especially, a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French ballade, from Old Occitan ballada (“poem for a dance”), from Late Latin ballare. Doublet of balada and ballade.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Old Occitan
- French
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,888)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BALLAD · 4 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.
BALLAD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First found by a player on Day 137, 4 October 2026.
Built from these letters
BALLAD starts with B and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read AABDLL - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start BALLAD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BALLAD?
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 137 - and most players walked straight past it.
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