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EPICANTHIC
Definition of EPICANTHIC
adjective
That partially covers the inner angle of the eye.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí) + κανθός (kanthós).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,608)
branch · 12.6% 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.
EPICANTHIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 140, 7 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EPICANTHIC starts with E and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ACCEHIINPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and C appear more than once.
Words that start EPICAN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EPICANTHIC?
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 140 - and most players walked straight past it.
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