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EPICEDIUM
Definition of EPICEDIUM
noun
An epicede: a dirge, lament, elegy.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin epicēdīum. Doublet of epicede.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,176)
branch · 30.7% 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.
EPICEDIUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 50, 9 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 57 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 50, 9 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EPICEDIUM starts with E and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read CDEEIIMPU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and I appear more than once.
Words that start EPICED
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 50
Could you have found EPICEDIUM?
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 50 - and most players walked straight past it.
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