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EPITOME
Definition of EPITOME
noun
The embodiment or encapsulation of a class of items.
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Where it comes from
From Middle French, from Latin epitomē, from Ancient Greek ἐπιτομή (epitomḗ, “an abridgment, also a surface-incision”), from ἐπιτέμνω (epitémnō, “to cut upon the surface, cut short, abridge”), from ἐπι- (epi-, “up”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,337)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EPITOME · 10 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.
EPITOME in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 62 boards so far. 199 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 5, 26 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 165, 1 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 5, 26 May 2026.
Built from these letters
EPITOME starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEIMOPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start EPITOM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 5
Could you have found EPITOME?
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 5 - and most players walked straight past it.
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