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EPOCH
Definition of EPOCH
noun
A particular period of history, or of a person's life, especially one considered noteworthy or remarkable.
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Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin epocha, from Ancient Greek ἐποχή (epokhḗ, “a check, cessation, stop, pause, epoch of a star, i.e., the point at which it seems to halt after reaching the highest, and generally the place of a star; hence, a historical epoch”), from ἐπέχω (epékhō, “to hold in, check”), from ἐπι- (epi-, “upon”) + ἔχω (ékhō, “to have, hold”). Doublet of epoche.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EPOCH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 40 boards so far. 89 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 8, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EPOCH starts with E and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read CEHOP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start EPOCH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EPOCH?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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