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PARADOXES
Definition of PARADOXES
noun
plural of paradox
noun
An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.
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Word DNA
PARADOXES inherits its ancestry from its root, PARADOX.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,695)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PARADOX · 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.
PARADOXES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 75 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 16, 5 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 16, 5 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PARADOXES starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AADEOPRSX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start PARADO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 16
Could you have found PARADOXES?
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 16 - and most players walked straight past it.
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