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APNOEA
Definition of APNOEA
noun
Alternative form of apnea.
noun
The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From a- + -pnoea.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, APNOEA · 1 relative 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.
APNOEA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 135, 2 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 33, 22 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
APNOEA starts with A and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAENOP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found APNOEA?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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