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ELEOPTENES
Definition of ELEOPTENES
Wiktionary has no entry for ELEOPTENES itself. This is its base word, ELEOPTENE.
noun
Alternative spelling of elaeoptene.
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Word DNA
ELEOPTENES inherits its ancestry from its root, ELAEOPTENE.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,337)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ELAEOPTENE · 3 relatives 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.
ELEOPTENES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 113, 10 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 49 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 113, 10 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ELEOPTENES starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEEELNOPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Could you have found ELEOPTENES?
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 113 - and most players walked straight past it.
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