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APHTHA
Definition of APHTHA
noun
Candidiasis, oral thrush, thrush (fungal infection of the mucous membranes of the mouth caused by any species of yeast from the genus Candida).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἄφθα (áphtha, “mouth ulcer”).
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.
APHTHA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 111, 8 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 111, 8 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
APHTHA starts with A and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAHHPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and H appear more than once.
Words that start APHTHA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found APHTHA?
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 111 - and most players walked straight past it.
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