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METAPHYSICIAN
Definition of METAPHYSICIAN
noun
A philosopher who specializes in the scholarly study of metaphysics.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English methafisicien, from methafisik on the model of fisicien or perhaps from rare and late Old French methafisicien.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old French
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
9th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
2.9%
of traced words share this origin (848)
branch · 15.4% 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.
METAPHYSICIAN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
METAPHYSICIAN starts with M and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AACEHIIMNPSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and I appear more than once.
Words that start METAPHYSI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found METAPHYSICIAN?
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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