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ATAXIC
Definition of ATAXIC
adjective
Pertaining to ataxia
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Other senses
ATAXIC carries 4 further meanings.
In pathology, of or pertaining to ataxia; characterized by irregularity in function or course; irregular.
adjective
Characterized by ataxy, that is, (a) by great irregularity of functions or symptoms, or (b) by a lack of coordinating power in movements.
adjective
malignant typhus fever.
adjective
lacking motor coordination; marked or caused by ataxia
Where it comes from
From ataxia + -ic.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, ATAXIC · 1 relative in the game
ATAXIC in a sentence
“Obviously, it's because the daughter has ataxic cerebral palsy, and people felt that given that I'm a public figure and an advocate for people with disabilities, I should make a public comment about it.”
Geri Jewell: Geri-ism #2: Unmasking the Real Disabilities, 2011
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ATAXIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 344 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 131, 28 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 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
ATAXIC starts with A and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read AACITX - 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 mean much the same
Near-synonyms of ATAXIC. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found ATAXIC?
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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