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EIDOLON
Definition of EIDOLON
noun
An image or representation of an idea; a representation of an ideal form; an apparition of some actual or imaginary entity, or of some aspect of reality.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eídōlon, “figure, representation”), from εἶδος (eîdos, “sight”), from εἴδω (eídō, “I see”). Doublet of aidoru, idol, and idolum and related to idea.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EIDOLON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 31 boards so far. 56 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 30, 19 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 30, 19 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EIDOLON starts with E and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read DEILNOO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 30
Could you have found EIDOLON?
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 30 - and most players walked straight past it.
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