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ERINACEOUS
Definition of ERINACEOUS
adjective
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a hedgehog.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin ērināceus (“hedgehog”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,176)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
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.
ERINACEOUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 160, 27 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 32, 21 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ERINACEOUS starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACEEINORSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found ERINACEOUS?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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