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PARAKEETS
Definition of PARAKEETS
noun
plural of parakeet
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Word DNA
PARAKEETS inherits its ancestry from its root, PARAKEET.
Line of descent
- Spanish
- Italian
- Middle French
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
12th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1.2%
of traced words share this origin (966)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PARAKEET · 7 relatives 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.
PARAKEETS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 121, 18 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 47 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PARAKEETS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAEEKPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and E appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start PARAKE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found PARAKEETS?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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