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EMBLEMATIC
Definition of EMBLEMATIC
adjective
Serving as, or relating to a symbol, emblem or illustration of a type.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French emblématique. See emblem.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,529)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EMBLEMATIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 166, 2 November 2026. The most recent board was Day 172, 8 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 166, 2 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EMBLEMATIC starts with E and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ABCEEILMMT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and M appear more than once.
Words that start EMBLEM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EMBLEMATIC?
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 166 - and most players walked straight past it.
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