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EPAULET
Definition of EPAULET
noun
Alternative form of epaulette (“shoulder decoration on a uniform; tegula”).
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Where it comes from
From French épaulette, from épaule (“shoulder”) + -ette (diminutive).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EPAULET in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 42 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 29, 18 June 2026.
Built from these letters
EPAULET starts with E and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read AEELPTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start EPAULE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found EPAULET?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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