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ACOUSTIC
Definition of ACOUSTIC
adjective
Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Medieval Latin acousticus, acūsticus, from Ancient Greek ἀκουστῐκός (akoustĭkós, “of or for hearing”), from ἀκούω (akoúō, “to hear”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, adjectival suffix).
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Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,477)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ACOUSTIC · 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.
ACOUSTIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 25 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 131, 28 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ACOUSTIC starts with A and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ACCIOSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C appears more than once.
Words that start ACOUST
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ACOUSTIC?
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