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EPISTLE
Definition of EPISTLE
noun
A literary composition in the form of a letter or series of letters, especially one in verse.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The noun is derived from Middle English epistel, epistole, pistel (“letter; literary work in letter form; written legend or story; spoken communication; (Christianity) one of the letters by an apostle in the New Testament; extract from such a letter read as part of the Mass”) [and other forms], and then partly: The verb is derived from the noun.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.2%
of traced words share this origin (5,004)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EPISTLE · 5 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.
EPISTLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 74 boards so far. 224 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EPISTLE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEILPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start EPISTL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found EPISTLE?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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