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ACROPHONY
Definition of ACROPHONY
noun
The naming of letters in an alphabetic writing system using words whose initial sounds are represented by the respective letters.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἄκρος (ákros, “uppermost, beginning”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”). From acro- + -phony.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,608)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ACROPHONY · 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.
ACROPHONY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 41, 30 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ACROPHONY starts with A and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ACHNOOPRY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start ACROPH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found ACROPHONY?
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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