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PARLANCE
Definition of PARLANCE
noun
A certain way of speaking, of using words; especially that associated with a particular job or interest.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English *parlaunce, from Anglo-Norman parlance, parlaunce, from parler (“to talk”) + -ance.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Anglo-Norman
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
26th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.3%
of traced words share this origin (270)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PARLANCE · 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.
PARLANCE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 36 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 41, 30 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PARLANCE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AACELNPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start PARLAN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found PARLANCE?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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