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DYSPHONIA
Definition of DYSPHONIA
noun
A difficulty in producing vocal sounds.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Other senses
DYSPHONIA carries 4 further meanings.
noun
Difficulty in speaking, usually evidenced by hoarseness.
noun
In pathology, difficulty in producing vocal sounds.
noun
A difficulty in producing vocal sounds; enfeebled or depraved voice.
noun
speech disorder attributable to a disorder of phonation
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-, “ill, hard”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound, voice”), equivalent to dys- + -phonia.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,695)
branch · 12.6% 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.
DYSPHONIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 44 boards so far. 131 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 17, 6 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 17, 6 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DYSPHONIA starts with D and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read ADHINOPSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DYSPHO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 17
Could you have found DYSPHONIA?
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 17 - and most players walked straight past it.
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