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ENDERMIC
Definition of ENDERMIC
adjective
Acting through the skin, or by direct application to the skin.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) + δέρμα (dérma, “skin”) + -ic.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,357)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
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.
ENDERMIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
Built from these letters
ENDERMIC starts with E and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CDEEIMNR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start ENDERM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ENDERMIC?
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 154 - and most players walked straight past it.
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