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AMPHIBOLOUS
Definition of AMPHIBOLOUS
adjective
Ambiguous; doubtful or unclear.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin amphibolus, Ancient Greek ἀμφίβολος (amphíbolos, “thrown about, doubtful”). See amphibole.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,302)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
AMPHIBOLOUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 49, 8 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 49, 8 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
AMPHIBOLOUS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ABHILMOOPSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start AMPHIBO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 49
Could you have found AMPHIBOLOUS?
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 49 - and most players walked straight past it.
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