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ANEMIA

/əˈnimi.ə/6 letters

Definition of ANEMIA

noun

A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pallor and fatigue.

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Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek ἀναιμία (anaimía), from ἀν- (an-, “not”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) -ία (-ía). By surface analysis, an- + -emia.

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Word DNA

Line of descent

  1. Ancient Greek
  2. English

One recorded step before English.

Ancient Greek

Deepest traced root

3rd

of 59 source languages in OUTLIER

12.4%

of traced words share this origin (10,043)

Hellenic

branch · 12.4% of traced words

How it is built

noun4 syllablescompound-emiaan-

Same root, ANEMIA · 5 relatives in the game

Every Ancient Greek word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →

Rarity score
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Revealed only in play
Tier
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Find it yourself

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

ANEMIA in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 30 boards so far. 40 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 161
Its 30 boards, across 161 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
30
Boards found on
26
First board
156
Latest board
15
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.

First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.

Built from these letters

ANEMIA
6
Letters
4
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
Different letters
1
Longest consonant run
2
Longest vowel run

ANEMIA starts with A and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAEIMN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.

Words that start ANEMIA

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

Could you have found ANEMIA?

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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.

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