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APOGEES
Definition of APOGEES
noun
plural of apogee
noun
The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.
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Word DNA
APOGEES inherits its ancestry from its root, APOGEE.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,706)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, APOGEE · 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.
APOGEES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 49 boards so far. 145 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 28, 17 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
APOGEES starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEEGOPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found APOGEES?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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