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APHANITE
Definition of APHANITE
noun
Certain dark igneous rocks having grain so fine that the individual crystals cannot be seen with the naked eye.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἀφανής (aphanḗs, “indistinct, unseen, obscure”) + English -ite.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,477)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, APHANITE · 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.
APHANITE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 52, 11 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 52, 11 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
APHANITE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AAEHINPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 52
Could you have found APHANITE?
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 52 - and most players walked straight past it.
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