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EMPAESTIC
Definition of EMPAESTIC
adjective
Embossed, especially of Ancient Greek art.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἐμπαιστικός (empaistikós, “embossed”), from ἐμπαίω (empaíō), from παίω (paíō, “strike”).
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.
EMPAESTIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 49, 8 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 112, 9 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 69, 28 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EMPAESTIC starts with E and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ACEEIMPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 49
Could you have found EMPAESTIC?
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 49 - and most players walked straight past it.
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