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SABAL
Definition of SABAL
noun
Any palm of the genus Sabal of American dwarf fan palms; usually called palmetto.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From the genus name Sabal, of uncertain origin. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. it might be from Arabic “sabal” سبل سنبلة سنابل meaning “wheat plant”
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Arabic
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
11th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1.4%
of traced words share this origin (1,061)
branch · 2.1% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SABAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 33, 22 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SABAL starts with S and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AABLS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
5 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start SABAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found SABAL?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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