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AUTOGRAPH
Definition of AUTOGRAPH
noun
A person’s own handwriting, especially the signature of a famous or admired person.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin autographum, in turn from Ancient Greek αὐτόγραφον (autógraphon, “a writing in one’s own hand”). Equivalent to auto- + -graph.
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 (3,702)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, AUTOGRAPH · 2 relatives 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.
AUTOGRAPH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 126, 23 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 22 days.
First found by a player on Day 35, 24 June 2026.
Built from these letters
AUTOGRAPH starts with A and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read AAGHOPRTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start AUTOGR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found AUTOGRAPH?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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