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EPONYCHIUM
Definition of EPONYCHIUM
noun
The thickened layer of skin adjoining fingernails and toenails, particularly at the base of the nail.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “on top of”) + ὀνῠ́χιον (onŭ́khion, “little claw”, diminutive of ὄνυξ (ónux)).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,706)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EPONYCHIUM · 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.
EPONYCHIUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 56, 15 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 56, 15 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EPONYCHIUM starts with E and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read CEHIMNOPUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 56
Could you have found EPONYCHIUM?
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 56 - and most players walked straight past it.
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