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EPITHECA
Definition of EPITHECA
noun
The upper half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + θήκη (thḗkē, “case, box, receptacle”)
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,517)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EPITHECA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 98, 26 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 98, 26 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EPITHECA starts with E and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read ACEEHIPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start EPITHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EPITHECA?
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 98 - and most players walked straight past it.
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