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ANTHROPOID
Definition of ANTHROPOID
adjective
Having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance. Of the pelvis, having an anteroposterior diameter equal or exceeding the transverse diameter.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἀνθρωποειδής (anthrōpoeidḗs). By surface analysis, anthrop- + -oid.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ANTHROPOID in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 41, 30 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ANTHROPOID starts with A and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADHINOOPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start ANTHRO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found ANTHROPOID?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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