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AUTOPTIC
Definition of AUTOPTIC
adjective
Seen with one's own eyes; belonging to, or connected with, personal observation.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”) + ὀπτός (optós, “visible”) + -ic.
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
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,700)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
AUTOPTIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 111, 8 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 50 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AUTOPTIC starts with A and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ACIOPTTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once.
Words that start AUTOPT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found AUTOPTIC?
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 106 - and most players walked straight past it.
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