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METAPHYSICAL
Definition of METAPHYSICAL
adjective
Of or pertaining to metaphysics.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English metaphisicalle, methafisical, from Medieval Latin metaphysicālis. By surface analysis, meta- + physical.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,643)
branch · 33.1% 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.
METAPHYSICAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 34 boards so far. 106 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First found by a player on Day 24, 13 June 2026.
Built from these letters
METAPHYSICAL starts with M and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AACEHILMPSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start METAPHYS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found METAPHYSICAL?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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