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AECIA
Definition of AECIA
noun
plural of aecium
noun
A cuplike fruiting structure of some parasitic rust fungi that contains chains of aeciospores.
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Word DNA
AECIA inherits its ancestry from its root, AECIUM.
Line of descent
- Urdu
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
42nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.1%
of traced words share this origin (73)
branch · 1.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, AECIUM · 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.
AECIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 30 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 164, 31 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AECIA starts with A and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AACEI - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found AECIA?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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