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EPILATING
Definition of EPILATING
verb
present participle and gerund of epilate
verb
To remove hair from the skin in such a way that removes or destroys the root, especially by plucking it out.
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Word DNA
EPILATING inherits its ancestry from its root, EPILATE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,711)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EPILATE · 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.
EPILATING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 45, 4 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 29 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 45, 4 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EPILATING starts with E and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read AEGIILNPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start EPILAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 45
Could you have found EPILATING?
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 45 - and most players walked straight past it.
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