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ANAPHOR
Definition of ANAPHOR
noun
An expression referring to another expression. In stricter uses, an expression referring to something earlier in the discourse or, even more strictly, only reflexive and reciprocal pronouns.
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Where it comes from
Back-formation from anaphora.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, ANAPHOR · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ANAPHOR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 29 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 35, 24 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ANAPHOR starts with A and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AAHNOPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start ANAPHO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found ANAPHOR?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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