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EMBLEMISH
Definition of EMBLEMISH
verb
Synonym of blemish.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English emblemyshen; compare blemish.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.2%
of traced words share this origin (5,314)
branch · 22.6% 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.
EMBLEMISH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 166, 2 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First found by a player on Day 166, 2 November 2026.
Built from these letters
EMBLEMISH starts with E and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read BEEHILMMS - 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 EMBLEMISH?
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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