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EUPHONIUM
Definition of EUPHONIUM
noun
A valved brass instrument with conical tubing similar in appearance to a tuba but of higher pitch.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek εὔφωνος (eúphōnos, “sweet-voiced”) + -ium.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step 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, EUPHONIUM · 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.
EUPHONIUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 31 boards so far. 88 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 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 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
EUPHONIUM starts with E and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read EHIMNOPUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Words that start EUPHON
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found EUPHONIUM?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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