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ENCEPHALITIS
Definition of ENCEPHALITIS
noun
Inflammation of the brain.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From encephal- + -itis.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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.
ENCEPHALITIS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 37 boards so far. 186 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 128, 25 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 20 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ENCEPHALITIS starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACEEHIILNPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and I appear more than once.
Words that start ENCEPHAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found ENCEPHALITIS?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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