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OPHTHALMIC
Definition of OPHTHALMIC
adjective
Of or pertaining to the eyes.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin ophthalmicus, from Ancient Greek ὀφθᾰλμῐκός (ophthălmĭkós, “of or for the eyes”), from ὀφθᾰλμός (ophthălmós, “eye”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, “-ic”, adjectival suffix).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.3%
of traced words share this origin (10,543)
branch · 12.3% 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.
OPHTHALMIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 19 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 154, 21 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OPHTHALMIC starts with O and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ACHHILMOPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. H appears more than once.
Words that start OPHTHA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found OPHTHALMIC?
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