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APOTHECES
Definition of APOTHECES
noun
plural of apothece
APOTHECIUM · via apothece
noun
A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.
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Word DNA
APOTHECES inherits its ancestry from its root, APOTHECIUM.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,569)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, APOTHECIUM · 4 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.
APOTHECES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 102, 30 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 102, 30 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
APOTHECES starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACEEHOPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start APOTHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found APOTHECES?
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 102 - and most players walked straight past it.
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