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ASYMMETRY
Definition of ASYMMETRY
noun
An absence of symmetry or proportion between the parts of a thing, or a distinction that produces such a lack of symmetry.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἀσυμμετρία (asummetría), from ἀσύμμετρος (asúmmetros) + -ία (-ía), from ἀ- (a-) + σύμμετρος (súmmetros); equivalent to a- + symmetry.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.3%
of traced words share this origin (10,613)
branch · 12.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ASYMMETRY · 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.
ASYMMETRY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 167, 3 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 167, 3 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ASYMMETRY starts with A and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AEMMRSTYY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. Y and M appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start ASYMME
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ASYMMETRY?
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 167 - and most players walked straight past it.
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