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ANKHS
Definition of ANKHS
noun
plural of ankh
noun
A cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top, the Egyptian hieroglyph representing the Egyptian triliteral ꜥnḫ (“life”) and often used as an amulet or charm for this concept.
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Another sense
ANKHS carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of ankh.
Word DNA
ANKHS inherits its ancestry from its root, ANKH.
How it is built
Same root, ANKH · 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.
ANKHS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 47 boards so far. 149 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 20, 9 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ANKHS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AHKNS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found ANKHS?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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