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HEMERALOPIA
Definition of HEMERALOPIA
noun
The inability to see clearly in bright light; day blindness.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from New Latin hēmeralōpia, from Ancient Greek ἡμεραλωπία (hēmeralōpía). From ἡμέρα (hēmérā, “day”), ἀλαός (alaos, “blind”), and ὄψ (ops, “eye”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HEMERALOPIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 86, 14 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 25 days.
First found by a player on Day 86, 14 August 2026.
Built from these letters
HEMERALOPIA starts with H and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAEEHILMOPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and A appear more than once.
Words that start HEMERAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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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 86 - and most players walked straight past it.
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