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FOVEAE
Definition of FOVEAE
noun
plural of fovea
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Another sense
FOVEAE carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of fovea.
Word DNA
FOVEAE inherits its ancestry from its root, FOVEA.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,951)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FOVEA · 13 relatives in the game
FOVEAE in a sentence
“Though the anorexic women performed no worse than the control group on vision tests, their foveae were 7% thinner and 46% less electrically active, possibly indicating a greater risk for vision impairment in the future.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FOVEAE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 38 boards so far. 67 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 25, 14 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FOVEAE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEFOV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found FOVEAE?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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