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EMPYREAL
Definition of EMPYREAL
adjective
Pertaining to the highest heaven or the empyrean.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin empyreus, from Ancient Greek ἐμπύριος (empúrios, “fiery”), from ἐν (en, “en-”) + πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) (English pyre).
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.
EMPYREAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 49, 8 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 49, 8 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EMPYREAL starts with E and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AEELMPRY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start EMPYRE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 49
Could you have found EMPYREAL?
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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