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HYPERBOLAE
Definition of HYPERBOLAE
noun
plural of hyperbola
noun
A conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane that intersects the base of the cone and is not tangent to the cone. The function y(x) = 1/x draws a hyperbola.
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Word DNA
HYPERBOLAE inherits its ancestry from its root, HYPERBOLA.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,477)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, HYPERBOLA · 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.
HYPERBOLAE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 61, 20 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 20 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 61, 20 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HYPERBOLAE starts with H and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ABEEHLOPRY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start HYPERB
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HYPERBOLAE?
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 61 - and most players walked straight past it.
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