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EOSINOPHIL
Definition of EOSINOPHIL
noun
A white blood cell responsible for combating parasitic infections in the body.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From German eosinophil, from eosin (“rose dye, from Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”) + -in”) + -o- + -phil.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- German
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,660)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EOSINOPHIL · 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.
EOSINOPHIL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 30 boards so far. 57 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 14, 3 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 128, 25 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First found by a player on Day 14, 3 June 2026.
Built from these letters
EOSINOPHIL starts with E and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read EHIILNOOPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and I appear more than once.
Words that start EOSINO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 14
Could you have found EOSINOPHIL?
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 14 - and most players walked straight past it.
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