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OCTAPLA
Definition of OCTAPLA
proper noun
A text presented in eight parallel versions, especially the version of the Bible presented in such a fashion by Origen.
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Where it comes from
From Late Latin octapla, from Ancient Greek ὀκταπλά (oktaplá), neuter plural of ὀκταπλοῦς (oktaploûs, “eightfold”), from ὀκτα- (okta-, “octa-: eight”) + -πλόος (-plóos, “-fold”), used as the title of such an edition by Origen.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
OCTAPLA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 91, 19 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 22 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 91, 19 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OCTAPLA starts with O and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AACLOPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start OCTAPL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found OCTAPLA?
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 91 - and most players walked straight past it.
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