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AFFIX
Definition of AFFIX
noun
A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem, such as a prefix or suffix.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin affixus, perfect passive participle of affigere (from ad- + figere). By surface analysis, af- + fix.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,643)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, AFFIX · 3 relatives 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.
AFFIX in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 145, 12 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AFFIX starts with A and ends with X. Sorted, its letters read AFFIX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. F appears more than once, including a double letter. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start AFFIX
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found AFFIX?
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 145 - and most players walked straight past it.
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