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EPOCHS
Definition of EPOCHS
noun
plural of epoch
noun
A particular period of history, or of a person's life, especially one considered noteworthy or remarkable.
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Word DNA
EPOCHS inherits its ancestry from its root, EPOCH.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,770)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EPOCH · 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.
EPOCHS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 43 boards so far. 98 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 20, 9 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EPOCHS starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEHOPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found EPOCHS?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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