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ENDEMIC
Definition of ENDEMIC
adjective
Native to a particular area or culture; originating where it occurs.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) + δῆμος (dêmos, “people”) + -ic. Possibly via Ancient Greek ἔνδημος (éndēmos, “among one's people, at home, native”) and/or French endémique. By surface analysis, en- + demic.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- Ancient Greek
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
7.2%
of traced words share this origin (2,056)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ENDEMIC · 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.
ENDEMIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 49 boards so far. 201 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 24, 13 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ENDEMIC starts with E and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CDEEIMN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start ENDEMI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found ENDEMIC?
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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