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EPHEMERAL
Definition of EPHEMERAL
adjective
Lasting for a short period of time.
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Where it comes from
From New Latin ephemerus, from Ancient Greek ἐφήμερος (ephḗmeros), the more common form of ἐφημέριος (ephēmérios, “of, for, or during the day, living or lasting but for a day, short-lived, temporary”), from ἐπί (epí, “on”) + ἡμέρα (hēméra, “day”).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EPHEMERAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 32 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 113, 10 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 113, 10 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EPHEMERAL starts with E and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AEEEHLMPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start EPHEME
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EPHEMERAL?
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 113 - and most players walked straight past it.
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