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ETYMA
Definition of ETYMA
noun
plural of etymon
noun
The original or earlier form of an inherited or borrowed word, affix, or morpheme either from an earlier period in a language's development, from an ancestral language, or from a foreign language.
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Word DNA
ETYMA inherits its ancestry from its root, ETYMON.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,700)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ETYMON · 2 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.
ETYMA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 51, 10 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 41 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 51, 10 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
ETYMA starts with E and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AEMTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 51
Could you have found ETYMA?
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 51 - and most players walked straight past it.
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