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PARABOLES
Definition of PARABOLES
noun
plural of parabole
PARABLE · via parabole
noun
A short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy.
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Word DNA
PARABOLES inherits its ancestry from its root, PARABOLE.
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 (9,501)
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.
PARABOLES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 57, 16 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 57, 16 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PARABOLES starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AABELOPRS - 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 57
Could you have found PARABOLES?
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 57 - and most players walked straight past it.
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