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CABAL
Definition of CABAL
noun
A putative, secret organization of individuals gathered for a political purpose.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French cabale, from Medieval Latin cabbala, which in turn is derived from Hebrew קַבָּלָה (kabalá, “Jewish mysticism”, literally “reception, something received”) (such as knowledge). Doublet of Kabbalah, as well as, more distantly, ghibli.
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.
CABAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 34 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 105, 2 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
CABAL starts with C and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AABCL - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start CABAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found CABAL?
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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