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APOTHEGM
Definition of APOTHEGM
noun
A short, witty, instructive saying; an aphorism or maxim.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French apophthegme or Medieval Latin apothegma, from Ancient Greek ἀπόφθεγμα (apóphthegma), from ἀποφθέγγομαι (apophthéngomai, “speak out”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- French
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,672)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, APOTHEGM · 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.
APOTHEGM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 29 boards so far. 27 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 37, 26 June 2026.
Built from these letters
APOTHEGM starts with A and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AEGHMOPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start APOTHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found APOTHEGM?
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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