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ASPHYXIA
Definition of ASPHYXIA
noun
Loss of consciousness due to the interruption of breathing and consequent anoxia.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from New Latin asphyxia, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀσφυξία (asphuxía, “stopping of the pulse”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,601)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ASPHYXIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 26 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 122, 19 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ASPHYXIA starts with A and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAHIPSXY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start ASPHYX
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found ASPHYXIA?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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