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AMYOTROPHIC
Definition of AMYOTROPHIC
adjective
Characterized by amyotrophy (atrophy of the muscles).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From amyotrophy + -ic.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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.
AMYOTROPHIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AMYOTROPHIC starts with A and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ACHIMOOPRTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start AMYOTRO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found AMYOTROPHIC?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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