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EEPHUS
Definition of EEPHUS
noun
An off-speed pitch with unusually low velocity, intended to catch the hitter off guard.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The naming of the pitch is generally credited to Maurice Van Robays in 1942, who said "it's a nothin' pitch, and eephus ain't nothing'". However, it is not clear what the source for the name is; possibly Hebrew אפס (“nothing, zero”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Hebrew
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
17th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.7%
of traced words share this origin (561)
branch · 2.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EEPHUS · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EEPHUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 143, 10 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 165, 1 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 143, 10 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EEPHUS starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEHPSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found EEPHUS?
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 143 - and most players walked straight past it.
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