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EUNUCH
Definition of EUNUCH
noun
A castrated man.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English eunuk, from Middle French eunuque, from Latin eunūchus, from Ancient Greek εὐνοῦχος (eunoûkhos), from εὐνή (eunḗ, “bed”) + ἔχω (ékhō, “to have, keep”). Originally probably used to refer to a bed chamber attendant.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,695)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EUNUCH · 1 relative 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.
EUNUCH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 44 boards so far. 122 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 12, 1 June 2026.
Built from these letters
EUNUCH starts with E and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read CEHNUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Words that start EUNUCH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found EUNUCH?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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