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EPITHEM
Definition of EPITHEM
noun
Any external topical application to the body, except ointments and plasters; a poultice, lotion, etc.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπίθεμα (epíthema).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,825)
branch · 12.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EPITHEM · 1 relative 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.
EPITHEM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 94, 22 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 60 days.
Built from these letters
EPITHEM starts with E and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read EEHIMPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start EPITHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EPITHEM?
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 94 - and most players walked straight past it.
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