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EREMITIC
Definition of EREMITIC
adjective
Characteristic of a hermit
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From eremite (“hermit”) + -ic.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EREMITIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 164, 31 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 55, 14 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EREMITIC starts with E and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CEEIIMRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and I appear more than once.
Words that start EREMIT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 55
Could you have found EREMITIC?
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 55 - and most players walked straight past it.
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