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EPIDEMIC
Definition of EPIDEMIC
noun
A widespread disease that affects many humans in a population.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French épidémique, from épidémie, from Medieval Latin epidēmia, reanalysis of plural Late Latin epidēmia, from Ancient Greek ἐπιδήμιος (epidḗmios), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + δῆμος (dêmos, “people”). By surface analysis, epi- (“on”) + demic (“of the people”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- French
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,825)
branch · 12.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EPIDEMIC · 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.
EPIDEMIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 27 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EPIDEMIC starts with E and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CDEEIIMP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and I appear more than once.
Words that start EPIDEM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found EPIDEMIC?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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