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EPIGONE
Definition of EPIGONE
noun
A follower or disciple.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French épigone, from Latin epigonus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίγονος (epígonos, “offspring, descendant”), from ἐπιγίγνομαι (epigígnomai, “to come after”), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”), from γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “to become”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- French
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,601)
branch · 12.6% 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.
EPIGONE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 30 boards so far. 38 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 134, 1 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
EPIGONE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEGINOP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start EPIGON
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found EPIGONE?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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