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FABULA
Definition of FABULA
noun
A series of events forming the basis of a story or narrative.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin fabula (“story”). Doublet of fable.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,378)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FABULA · 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.
FABULA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First found by a player on Day 39, 28 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FABULA starts with F and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AABFLU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start FABULA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found FABULA?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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