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ANOPHELES
Definition of ANOPHELES
noun
A mosquito of the genus Anopheles, some insects of which transmit various parasites of the genus Plasmodium that are the cause of malaria.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from taxonomic name Anopheles (“genus of mosquitoes”), coined by the German entomologist Johann Wilhelm Meigen (1764–1845), from Ancient Greek ἀνωφελής (anōphelḗs, “unprofitable, useless; hurtful, prejudicial”), from ἀν- (an-) (a variant of ᾰ̓- (ă-, prefix forming terms having senses opposite to stems or terms to which it is attached)) + ὄφελος (óphelos, “advantage, benefit, good”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰel-) + -ης (-ēs, suffix forming third-declension adjectives). Doublet of Ophelia
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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.
ANOPHELES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 47, 6 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 104, 1 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First found by a player on Day 47, 6 July 2026.
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Built from these letters
ANOPHELES starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEEHLNOPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start ANOPHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 47
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