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ANTALGIC
Definition of ANTALGIC
adjective
alleviating pain
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From anti- + Ancient Greek ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”) + -ic. Compare French antalgique.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,672)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ANTALGIC · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names French.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ANTALGIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 43, 2 July 2026.
Built from these letters
ANTALGIC starts with A and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read AACGILNT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found ANTALGIC?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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