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APHORISTIC
Definition of APHORISTIC
adjective
Of, relating to, or containing aphorisms, epigrams, or maxims; gnomic.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἀφορῐστικος (aphorĭstikos), equivalent to aphorist + -ic.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
APHORISTIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
APHORISTIC starts with A and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ACHIIOPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start APHORI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found APHORISTIC?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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