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APHAKIA
Definition of APHAKIA
noun
The absence of the lens of the eye, causing hypermetropia and a loss of accommodation.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, privative prefix) + φᾰκός (phăkós, “lentil”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, noun suffix). Equivalent to a- + phakia.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,357)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, APHAKIA · 2 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.
APHAKIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 155, 22 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
APHAKIA starts with A and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAAHIKP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Could you have found APHAKIA?
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 155 - and most players walked straight past it.
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