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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).
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 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 17, 6 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 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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