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ECLIPSE
Definition of ECLIPSE
noun
An alignment of astronomical objects whereby one object comes between the observer (or notional observer) and another object, thus obscuring the latter.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English eclipse, from Old French eclipse, from Latin eclīpsis, from Ancient Greek ἔκλειψις (ékleipsis, “eclipse”), from ἐκλείπω (ekleípō, “to abandon, go missing, vanish”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) and λείπω (leípō, “to leave behind”). Doublet of eclipsis. See also ellipse, ellipsis.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ECLIPSE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 23 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
ECLIPSE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEEILPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start ECLIPS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found ECLIPSE?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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