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EPIGENIC
Definition of EPIGENIC
adjective
Relating to epigenesis; epigenetic.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From epi- + -genic.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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.
EPIGENIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 76 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 35, 24 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EPIGENIC starts with E and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CEEGIINP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and I appear more than once.
Words that start EPIGEN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found EPIGENIC?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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