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EPITHET
Definition of EPITHET
noun
A term used to characterize a person or thing.
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Where it comes from
From Middle French épithète, from Latin epithetum, epitheton, from Ancient Greek ἐπίθετον (epítheton, “epithet, adjective”), the neuter of ἐπίθετος (epíthetos, “additional”), from ἐπιτίθημι (epitíthēmi, “to add on”), from ἐπι- (epi-, “in addition”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “to put”) (suf. possibly related to title in the sense of "ascribed appellation") (from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, to do”)). Doublet of epitheton.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EPITHET in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EPITHET starts with E and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read EEHIPTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and T appear more than once.
Words that start EPITHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EPITHET?
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 106 - and most players walked straight past it.
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