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EPIGLOTTIS

/ˌɛp.ɪˈɡlɒt.ɪs/10 letters

Definition 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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Where it comes from

Borrowed from New Latin epiglōttis, from Ancient Greek ἐπῐγλωττῐ́ς (epĭglōttĭ́s, “valve covering the larynx”), from ἐπῐ- (epĭ-, “upon, over”) + γλωττῐ́ς (glōttĭ́s, “glottis, mouth of the windpipe”); equivalent to epi- (“upon; above”) + glottis.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

EPIGLOTTIS in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 111
Its one board, across 111 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
1
Boards found on
106
First board
5
Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.

First ever to find it

emphyrio

on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

EPIGLOTTIS
10
Letters
4
Vowels
6
Consonants
8
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

EPIGLOTTIS starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EGIILOPSTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and T appear more than once, including a double letter.

Words that start EPIGLO

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

EPIGLOTTALEPIGLOTTICEPIGLOTTIDESEPIGLOTTISES

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