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EPISTEMIC
Definition of EPISTEMIC
adjective
Of or relating to cognition or knowledge, its scope, or how it is acquired.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἐπιστήμη (epistḗmē, “knowledge; science”) + English -ic (suffix meaning of or pertaining to forming adjectives from nouns) (compare modern Greek επιστημικός (epistimikós, “relating to science, scientific”)). Ἐπιστήμη (Epistḗmē) is derived from ἐπῐ́στᾰμαι (epĭ́stămai, “to have knowledge of, know”) (from ἐπῐ- (epĭ-, prefix meaning ‘all over; on, on top of’) + ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ, “to stand; to weigh”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand (up)”))) + -η (-ē, suffix forming action nouns).
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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.
EPISTEMIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 63 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 29, 18 June 2026.
Built from these letters
EPISTEMIC starts with E and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CEEIIMPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and I appear more than once.
Words that start EPISTE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found EPISTEMIC?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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