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AMPHICTYON
Definition of AMPHICTYON
noun
One of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin Amphictyones, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀμφικτύονες (Amphiktúones), both of which are only attested in the plural. Probably the word originally meant "dwellers around, neighbours".
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
AMPHICTYON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 96, 24 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AMPHICTYON starts with A and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ACHIMNOPTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start AMPHIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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