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EMPATHS
Definition of EMPATHS
noun
plural of empath
noun
Someone with an extraordinarily high capability of sensing the emotions of others. Someone who does so through psychological talent or training, thus having an unusually good level of empathy.
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Word DNA
EMPATHS inherits its ancestry from its root, EMPATH.
How it is built
Same root, EMPATH · 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.
EMPATHS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 29, 18 June 2026.
Built from these letters
EMPATHS starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEHMPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start EMPATH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found EMPATHS?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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