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APHELIA
Definition of APHELIA
noun
plural of aphelion
noun
The point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, or other astronomical object, where it is farthest from the Sun.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From aphelion + -a (plural form of the suffix -on).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, APHELION · 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.
APHELIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 49, 8 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 49, 8 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
APHELIA starts with A and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAEHILP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start APHELI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 49
Could you have found APHELIA?
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 49 - and most players walked straight past it.
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