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APHONIAS
Definition of APHONIAS
noun
plural of aphonia
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Word DNA
APHONIAS inherits its ancestry from its root, APHONIA.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,501)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, APHONIA · 3 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.
APHONIAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 22 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 45, 4 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 45, 4 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
APHONIAS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAHINOPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start APHONI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 45
Could you have found APHONIAS?
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 45 - and most players walked straight past it.
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