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ETHERIC
Definition of ETHERIC
adjective
Of or pertaining to the ether (all-pervading medium); composed of ether; inhabiting the ether.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From ether + -ic.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, ETH · 14 relatives 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.
ETHERIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 34 boards so far. 45 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 62, 21 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 178, 14 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 66, 25 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ETHERIC starts with E and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CEEHIRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
4 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ETHERI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ETHERIC?
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 62 - and most players walked straight past it.
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