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HYPERBOLES
Definition of HYPERBOLES
noun
plural of hyperbole.
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Word DNA
HYPERBOLES inherits its ancestry from its root, HYPERBOLE.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,601)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, HYPERBOLE · 6 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Proto-Indo-European.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HYPERBOLES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 29 boards so far. 55 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 28, 17 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HYPERBOLES starts with H and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BEEHLOPRSY - 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.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found HYPERBOLES?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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