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EPILEPSY

/ˈɛpɪlɛpsi/8 letters

Definition of EPILEPSY

noun

A medical condition in which the sufferer experiences seizures (or convulsions) and blackouts.

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Where it comes from

Since 16th century; borrowed from French épilepsie, from Latin epilēpsia, from Ancient Greek ἐπιληψίᾱ (epilēpsíā), from ἐπιλαμβάνω (epilambánō, “to seize”), from ἐπι- (epi-, “upon”) + λαμβάνω (lambánō, “to take”). Displaced native Old English fiellesēocnes (literally “falling sickness”).

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.

EPILEPSY in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far.

Day 1Day 119
Its one board, across 119 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
1
Boards found on
76
First board
43
Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 43 days.

First ever to find it

nickynospoons

on Day 76, 4 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

EPILEPSY
8
Letters
3
Vowels
5
Consonants
6
Different letters
3
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

EPILEPSY starts with E and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EEILPPSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and P appear more than once.

Words that start EPILEP

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

EPILEPTICEPILEPSIESEPILEPTICSEPILEPTOIDEPILEPTICALEPILEPTIFORMEPILEPTICALLYEPILEPTOGENIC

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