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EPISTOLAR
Definition of EPISTOLAR
adjective
Alternative form of epistolary.
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Word DNA
EPISTOLAR inherits its ancestry from its root, EPISTOLARY.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.3%
of traced words share this origin (10,543)
branch · 12.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EPISTOLARY · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names Middle English, Old English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EPISTOLAR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 160, 27 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 172, 8 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 160, 27 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EPISTOLAR starts with E and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AEILOPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
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 EPISTO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EPISTOLAR?
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