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EPIDOTE
Definition of EPIDOTE
noun
Any of a class of mixed calcium iron aluminium sorosilicates found in metamorphic rocks.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French épidote.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.2%
of traced words share this origin (2,118)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EPIDOTE · 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.
EPIDOTE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 36, 25 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EPIDOTE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEEIOPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start EPIDOT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found EPIDOTE?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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