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EMETIC
Definition of EMETIC
adjective
Causing nausea and vomiting.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French émétique, from Vulgar Latin *emeticus, from Ancient Greek ἐμετικός (emetikós), from ἔμετος (émetos, “vomit”); by surface analysis, em(esis) + -etic.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- French
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,695)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EMETIC · 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.
EMETIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 50 boards so far. 241 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 12, 1 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EMETIC starts with E and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CEEIMT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start EMETIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found EMETIC?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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