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PARABEN
Definition of PARABEN
noun
Any of a group of chemicals used as preservatives in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, wherein the hydrogen of a parahydroxybenzene molecule is replaced by an alkyl group
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Where it comes from
Blend of para- + hydroxybenzoate.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, PARABEN · 1 relative 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.
PARABEN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 44, 3 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PARABEN starts with P and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AABENPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start PARABE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PARABEN?
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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