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ANOSMIA
Definition of ANOSMIA
noun
Inability to smell; the inability to perceive odors.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From New Latin anosmia, equivalent to an- + -osmi.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,912)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ANOSMIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 35 boards so far. 63 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
ANOSMIA starts with A and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAIMNOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found ANOSMIA?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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