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EPIDEMIOLOGY
Definition of EPIDEMIOLOGY
noun
The branch of science dealing with the spread and control of diseases, viruses, concepts etc. throughout populations or systems.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Late Latin epidemia + -logy. See epidemic for more.
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 (23,888)
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.
EPIDEMIOLOGY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 65 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 14, 3 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 14, 3 June 2026.
Built from these letters
EPIDEMIOLOGY starts with E and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read DEEGIILMOOPY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E, I and O appear more than once.
Words that start EPIDEMIO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 14
Could you have found EPIDEMIOLOGY?
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 14 - and most players walked straight past it.
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