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EPITHELIUM
Definition of EPITHELIUM
noun
A membranous tissue composed of one or more layers of cells which forms the covering of most internal and external surfaces of the body and its organs: internally including the lining of vessels and other small cavities, and externally being the skin.
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Where it comes from
From New Latin epithēlium. By surface analysis, epi- + thel- + -ium.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,981)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EPITHELIUM · 3 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.
EPITHELIUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 31 boards so far. 44 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 29, 18 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EPITHELIUM starts with E and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read EEHIILMPTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and I appear more than once.
Words that start EPITHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found EPITHELIUM?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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