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PARONYMS
Definition of PARONYMS
noun
plural of paronym
noun
A word derived from the same root or stem as another word; classes include cognates and naturalizations of foreign words.
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Word DNA
PARONYMS inherits its ancestry from its root, PARONYM.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,302)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PARONYM · 3 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.
PARONYMS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 82, 10 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 82, 10 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PARONYMS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AMNOPRSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PARONY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PARONYMS?
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 82 - and most players walked straight past it.
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