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AMOEBIC
Definition of AMOEBIC
adjective
Relating to, or caused by an amoeba.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Another sense
AMOEBIC carries a second meaning.
adjective
pertaining to or resembling amoebae
Where it comes from
From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: amoeb- + -ic.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,951)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
AMOEBIC in a sentence
“You risk a painful eye infection called amoebic keratitis, which can damage your sight if it isn't picked up and treated quickly.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
AMOEBIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 40 boards so far. 281 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 20, 9 June 2026.
Built from these letters
AMOEBIC starts with A and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ABCEIMO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start AMOEBI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found AMOEBIC?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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