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ECUMENICISTS
Definition of ECUMENICISTS
noun
plural of ecumenicist
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Word DNA
ECUMENICISTS inherits its ancestry from its root, ECUMENIC.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,569)
branch · 12.2% 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.
ECUMENICISTS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 68 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
ECUMENICISTS starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CCEEIIMNSSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E, C, I and S appear more than once.
Words that start ECUMENIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ECUMENICISTS?
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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