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ACHROMATIC
Definition of ACHROMATIC
adjective
Free from color; transmitting light without color-related distortion.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἀχρωμάτιστος (akhrōmátistos, “uncolored”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”), equivalent to a- + chromatic; compare French achromatique.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- Ancient Greek
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
7.2%
of traced words share this origin (2,085)
branch · 15.4% 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.
ACHROMATIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 137, 4 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ACHROMATIC starts with A and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read AACCHIMORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and C appear more than once.
Words that start ACHROM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ACHROMATIC?
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