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ECUMENIC
Definition of ECUMENIC
adjective
Ecumenical.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin oecūmenicus, from Ancient Greek οἰκουμενικός (oikoumenikós, “concerning ἡ οἰκουμένη (hē oikouménē, “the inhabited (earth)”)”, “the whole (known) world”). Cognate with French œcuménique. By surface analysis, ecumene + -ic.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,094)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ECUMENIC · 8 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names French.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ECUMENIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 26 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
ECUMENIC starts with E and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CCEEIMNU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and C appear more than once.
Words that start ECUMEN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ECUMENIC?
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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