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PARABOLE
Definition of PARABOLE
noun
Obsolete spelling of parable.
noun
A short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “juxtaposition, comparison”). See parable.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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 (9,700)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PARABOLE · 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.
PARABOLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 26 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 29, 18 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PARABOLE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AABELOPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start PARABO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found PARABOLE?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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