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ENTROPION
Definition of ENTROPION
noun
An inversion (turning inward) of the margin of the eyelid
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἐν- (en-, “in”) + τρέπω (trépō, “to turn”).
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 (10,043)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ENTROPION · 3 relatives 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.
ENTROPION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 159, 26 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 159, 26 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ENTROPION starts with E and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read EINNOOPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N and O appear more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ENTROP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ENTROPION?
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 159 - and most players walked straight past it.
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