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APTERYXES
Definition of APTERYXES
noun
plural of apteryx
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Word DNA
APTERYXES inherits its ancestry from its root, APTERYX.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,595)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, APTERYX · 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.
APTERYXES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 75, 3 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 75, 3 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
APTERYXES starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEEPRSTXY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Could you have found APTERYXES?
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 75 - and most players walked straight past it.
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