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HYPERBOLIC
Definition of HYPERBOLIC
adjective
Of or relating to hyperbole.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin hyperbolic(us), from Ancient Greek ὑπερβολικός (huperbolikós). First attested in the 15th century. By surface analysis, hyperbol(e) + -ic.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HYPERBOLIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 111 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 11, 31 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HYPERBOLIC starts with H and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read BCEHILOPRY - 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 11
Could you have found HYPERBOLIC?
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 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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