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EPONYM
Definition of EPONYM
noun
A person who gave or supposedly gave their name to a people, place, institution, etc.
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Where it comes from
From Latin eponymus, from Ancient Greek ἐπώνῠμος (epṓnŭmos), from ἐπί (epí, “upon, epi-”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”) + -ος (-os, suffix forming adjectives and nouns). Equivalent to epi- + -nym.
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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.
EPONYM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 37 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 24, 13 June 2026.
Built from these letters
EPONYM starts with E and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read EMNOPY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start EPONYM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found EPONYM?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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