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ANTEFIX
Definition of ANTEFIX
noun
The vertical blocks which terminate the covering tiles of the roof of a Roman, Etruscan, or Greek temple.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin antefīxa.
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
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,981)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ANTEFIX · 4 relatives 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.
ANTEFIX in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 91, 19 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 91, 19 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ANTEFIX starts with A and ends with X. Sorted, its letters read AEFINTX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start ANTEFI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ANTEFIX?
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 91 - and most players walked straight past it.
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