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PARCHMENT
Definition of PARCHMENT
noun
Material, made from the polished skin of a calf, sheep, goat or other animal, used like paper for writing.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English parchemyn, parchement, from Old French parchemin, via Latin pergamīna, from Ancient Greek Περγαμηνός (Pergamēnós, “of Pergamon”), which is named for the ancient city of Pergamon (modern Bergama) in Asia Minor, where it was invented as an expensive alternative for papyrus. Cognate with Danish pergament, Dutch perkament, French parchemin, German Pergament, Greek περγαμηνή (pergaminí), Italian pergamena, Norwegian pergament, Portuguese pergaminho, Galician pergameo, Romanian pergament, Russian пергамент (pergament), Spanish pergamino, and Swedish pergament.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,854)
branch · 12.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PARCHMENT · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Dutch, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian and 2 more.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PARCHMENT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 33 boards so far. 50 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 10, 30 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 10, 30 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PARCHMENT starts with P and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ACEHMNPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PARCHM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 10
Could you have found PARCHMENT?
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 10 - and most players walked straight past it.
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