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AMPHISCIAN

10 letters

Definition of AMPHISCIAN

adjective

That lives in the tropics (and thus casts shadows northward and southward at different times of the year).

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Where it comes from

From amphi- (from Ancient Greek ἀμφίς (amphís, “both ways”)) + Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + -an.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

AMPHISCIAN in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 2 boards so far.

Day 1Day 127
Its 2 boards, across 127 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
2
Boards found on
126
First board
127
Latest board
1
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 126, 23 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 127, 24 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.

First found by a player on Day 127, 24 September 2026.

Built from these letters

AMPHISCIAN
10
Letters
4
Vowels
6
Consonants
8
Different letters
3
Longest consonant run
2
Longest vowel run

AMPHISCIAN starts with A and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AACHIIMNPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and I appear more than once.

Words that start AMPHIS

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

AMPHISBAENAAMPHISCIANSAMPHISTYLARAMPHISBAENASAMPHISBAENIC

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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 126 - and most players walked straight past it.

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