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PARABOLIC
Definition of PARABOLIC
adjective
Of, or pertaining to, or in the shape of a parabola or paraboloid.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek παραβολικός (parabolikós).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,477)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PARABOLIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 37 boards so far. 212 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 12, 1 June 2026.
Built from these letters
PARABOLIC starts with P and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read AABCILOPR - 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 12
Could you have found PARABOLIC?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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