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APOPHONIES
Definition of APOPHONIES
noun
plural of apophony
noun
Modification of an internal vowel sound in a word or linguistic root, especially so as to establish a lexical distinction.
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Word DNA
APOPHONIES inherits its ancestry from its root, APOPHONY.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.3%
of traced words share this origin (10,575)
branch · 12.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, APOPHONY · 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.
APOPHONIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 152, 19 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 152, 19 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
APOPHONIES starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEHINOOPPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. P and O appear more than once.
Could you have found APOPHONIES?
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 152 - and most players walked straight past it.
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