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AUTOPHAGY
Definition of AUTOPHAGY
noun
The process of self-digestion by a cell through the action of enzymes originating within the same cell, and often a defensive or self-preservation measure.
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Where it comes from
From auto- + -phagy.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, AUTOPHAGY · 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.
AUTOPHAGY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 48 boards so far. 156 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
AUTOPHAGY starts with A and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AAGHOPTUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start AUTOPH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found AUTOPHAGY?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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