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ECDYSIS
Definition of ECDYSIS
noun
The stripping off of an outer layer of skin by snakes and certain other animals; typically in accommodation to growth or wear-and-tear.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἔκδυσις (ékdusis, “stripping”), from ἐκδύω (ekdúō, “I take off”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) + δύω (dúō, “I get in”).
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 (3,789)
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.
ECDYSIS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 124, 21 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 29 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ECDYSIS starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CDEISSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Words that start ECDYSI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ECDYSIS?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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