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AMPHORAE
Definition of AMPHORAE
noun
plural of amphora
noun
A large, two-handled vessel, especially a thin-necked clay vat used in ancient Greece and Rome for storing and transporting wine and oil.
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Another sense
AMPHORAE carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of amphora.
Word DNA
How it is built
AMPHORAE in a sentence
“(This was a medieval, not an ancient problem: the ancients used amphorae, which provided a better seal).”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
AMPHORAE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 49 boards so far. 213 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 33, 22 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AMPHORAE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AAEHMOPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start AMPHOR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found AMPHORAE?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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