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ESCHATON
Definition of ESCHATON
noun
The apocalypse; the approach of Christ’s reign immediately preceding the end of the world; a conception of or circumstance pertaining to this era.
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Other senses
ESCHATON carries 2 further meanings.
noun
last thing; used in theology to refer to the climax of history, culminating in the Last Judgement.
noun
(New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔσχατον (éskhaton, “last thing”), from the neuter singular of ἔσχατος (éskhatos, “last”).
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
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ESCHATON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 67 boards so far. 207 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 34, 23 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ESCHATON starts with E and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ACEHNOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start ESCHAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found ESCHATON?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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