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OPSIMATH
Definition of OPSIMATH
noun
A person who learns late in life.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From the Ancient Greek ὀψιμαθής (opsimathḗs, “late in learning”), ultimately from ὀψέ (opsé, “late”) and μανθάνω (manthánō, “I learn”); compare opsimathy, philomath, and polymath. First appears c. 1808 in The Gentleman's Magazine.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,724)
branch · 12.6% 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.
OPSIMATH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 49 boards so far. 59 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 12, 1 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OPSIMATH starts with O and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read AHIMOPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start OPSIMA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found OPSIMATH?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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