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HYPERBOLAS
Definition of HYPERBOLAS
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
HYPERBOLAS 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.
HYPERBOLAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 33, 22 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HYPERBOLAS starts with H and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ABEHLOPRSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start HYPERB
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found HYPERBOLAS?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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