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APHASIC
Definition of APHASIC
adjective
Affected by, or pertaining to, aphasia.
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Other senses
APHASIC carries 4 further meanings.
Of, pertaining to, or resembling aphasia; suffering from aphasia.
noun
A person affected with aphasia.
adjective
Pertaining to, or affected by, aphasia; speechless.
noun
One who is afflicted by symptoms of aphasia.
Where it comes from
From aphasia + -ic.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, APHASIA · 4 relatives in the game
APHASIC in a sentence
“Most recent evidence shows that some infants who undego brain surgery do indeed suffer language impairment; and, conversely, that some aphasic adults may relocate part of their language functions in the right hemisphere (p. 98)”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
APHASIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 64 boards so far. 367 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 17, 6 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 17, 6 June 2026.
Built from these letters
APHASIC starts with A and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read AACHIPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of APHASIC. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Words that start APHASI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 17
Could you have found APHASIC?
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 17 - and most players walked straight past it.
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