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GRAPHEMICS
Definition of GRAPHEMICS
noun
The study of the graphemes, or writing units, of a script, and of their relation to the phonemes of the spoken language.
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Where it comes from
By analogy with phonemics. By surface analysis, graphemic + -s.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, GRAPHEMIC · 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.
GRAPHEMICS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 44, 3 July 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 44, 3 July 2026.
Built from these letters
GRAPHEMICS starts with G and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACEGHIMPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start GRAPHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 44
Could you have found GRAPHEMICS?
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 44 - and most players walked straight past it.
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