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APOTHEM
Definition of APOTHEM
noun
The perpendicular distance from the center of a circle to a chord of the same circle.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἀπόθεμα (apóthema, “deposit”), from ἀπό (apó, “off, away”) + θέμα (théma, “that which is laid down”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,854)
branch · 12.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, APOTHEM · 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.
APOTHEM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 56, 15 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 56, 15 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
APOTHEM starts with A and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AEHMOPT - 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 56
Could you have found APOTHEM?
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 56 - and most players walked straight past it.
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