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CHAEBOL
Definition of CHAEBOL
noun
A large, family-controlled, South Korean business conglomerate.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From the McCune-Reischauer romanization of Korean 재벌(財閥) (Jaebeol). Doublet of zaibatsu.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Korean
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
52nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0%
of traced words share this origin (13)
branch · 0% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CHAEBOL · 1 relative 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.
CHAEBOL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 80, 8 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CHAEBOL starts with C and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ABCEHLO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found CHAEBOL?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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