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ANAPTYXES
Definition of ANAPTYXES
noun
plural of anaptyxis
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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.
ANAPTYXES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 65, 24 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 65, 24 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ANAPTYXES starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAENPSTXY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start ANAPTY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ANAPTYXES?
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 65 - and most players walked straight past it.
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