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EPIGLOTTIDES
Definition of EPIGLOTTIDES
noun
plural of epiglottis
noun
A cartilaginous organ in the throat of terrestrial vertebrates covering the glottis when swallowing to prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea, and in Homo sapiens also a speech organ.
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Word DNA
EPIGLOTTIDES inherits its ancestry from its root, EPIGLOTTIS.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,145)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EPIGLOTTIS · 3 relatives 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.
EPIGLOTTIDES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 26 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EPIGLOTTIDES starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEEGIILOPSTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E, I and T appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start EPIGLOTT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EPIGLOTTIDES?
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 106 - and most players walked straight past it.
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