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NYCTALOPIA
Definition of NYCTALOPIA
noun
The inability to see clearly in dim light; night blindness
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Ancient Greek νυκταλωπία (nuktalōpía), from νύξ (núx, “night”), ἀλαός (alaós, “blind”), and ὄψ (óps, “eye”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,517)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, NYCTALOPIA · 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.
NYCTALOPIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 17, 6 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 17, 6 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NYCTALOPIA starts with N and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AACILNOPTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start NYCTAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 17
Could you have found NYCTALOPIA?
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 17 - and most players walked straight past it.
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