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APISH
Definition of APISH
adjective
Resembling or characteristic of an ape.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From ape + -ish.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, APE · 13 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.
APISH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 53, 12 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 53, 12 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
APISH starts with A and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read AHIPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start APISH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 53
Could you have found APISH?
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 53 - and most players walked straight past it.
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