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APOLOGIAS

/ˌæp.əˈloʊ.d͡ʒi.əz/9 letters

Definition of APOLOGIAS

noun

plural of apologia

APOLOGIA

noun

A written defense of a position or belief.

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Word DNA

APOLOGIAS inherits its ancestry from its root, APOLOGIA.

Line of descent

  1. Ancient Greek
  2. English

One recorded step before English.

Ancient Greek

Deepest traced root

2nd

of 58 source languages in OUTLIER

12.6%

of traced words share this origin (3,702)

Hellenic

branch · 12.6% of traced words

How it is built

noun5 syllables

Same root, APOLOGIA · 1 relative in the game

Every Ancient Greek word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →

Rarity score
Withheld
Revealed only in play
Tier
Withheld
Find it yourself

OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

APOLOGIAS in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 22 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 148
Its 11 boards, across 148 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
11
Boards found on
37
First board
132
Latest board
28
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 132, 29 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.

First ever to find it

eestoc

on Day 37, 26 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

APOLOGIAS
9
Letters
5
Vowels
4
Consonants
7
Different letters
1
Longest consonant run
2
Longest vowel run

APOLOGIAS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAGILOOPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and O appear more than once.

Words that start APOLOG

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

Could you have found APOLOGIAS?

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 37 - and most players walked straight past it.

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