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APHIDIOUS
Definition of APHIDIOUS
adjective
Of or relating to aphids.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
APHIDIOUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 106, 3 September 2026.
Built from these letters
APHIDIOUS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADHIIOPSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start APHIDI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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