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ASTIGMIA
Definition of ASTIGMIA
noun
astigmatism
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From a- (negative prefix) + Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma, “mark, point”) + -ia.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ASTIGMIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 79, 7 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 123, 20 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 79, 7 August 2026.
Built from these letters
ASTIGMIA starts with A and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAGIIMST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and I appear more than once.
Words that start ASTIGM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ASTIGMIA?
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 79 - and most players walked straight past it.
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