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ECHIDNAS
Definition of ECHIDNAS
noun
plural of echidna
noun
Any of the small spined monotremes in the family Tachyglossidae, the four extant species of which are found in Australia and southern New Guinea.
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Another sense
ECHIDNAS carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of echidna.
Word DNA
ECHIDNAS inherits its ancestry from its root, ECHIDNA.
Line of descent
- Latin
- Ancient Greek
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (10,004)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ECHIDNA · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names Proto-Indo-European.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ECHIDNAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 63 boards so far. 145 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 22, 11 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ECHIDNAS starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACDEHINS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ECHIDN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found ECHIDNAS?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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