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ASANA

/ˈɑːsənə/5 letters

Definition of ASANA

noun

A body position, typically associated with the practice of yoga.

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Where it comes from

Borrowed from Sanskrit आसन (ā́sana, āsaná, “sitting down”), from आस्ते (ā́ste, “to sit down”).

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

Word DNA

Line of descent

  1. Sanskrit
  2. English

One recorded step before English.

Sanskrit

Deepest traced root

14th

of 59 source languages in OUTLIER

0.9%

of traced words share this origin (233)

Indic

branch · 1.4% of traced words

How it is built

noun3 syllables

Every Sanskrit word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →

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Tier
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

ASANA in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far.

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Boards found on
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First board
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Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 127, 24 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.

First found by a player on Day 127, 24 September 2026.

Built from these letters

ASANA
5
Letters
3
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Different letters
1
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

ASANA starts with A and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAANS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.

Words that start ASANA

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

ASANAS

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