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EPITHEMS
Definition of EPITHEMS
noun
plural of epithem
noun
Any external topical application to the body, except ointments and plasters; a poultice, lotion, etc.
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Word DNA
EPITHEMS inherits its ancestry from its root, EPITHEM.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,280)
branch · 12.4% 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.
EPITHEMS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 143, 10 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 17 days.
Built from these letters
EPITHEMS starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEHIMPST - 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 EPITHEMS?
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 143 - and most players walked straight past it.
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