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EUPHORBIUMS
Definition of EUPHORBIUMS
Wiktionary has no entry for EUPHORBIUMS itself. This is its base word, EUPHORBIUM.
noun
An acrid dull yellow or brown resin consisting of the concreted milky juice of several species of Euphorbia, formerly used as a purgative and emetic.
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Where it comes from
The origin recorded for EUPHORBIUM.
From Latin euphorbium, from Ancient Greek εὐφόρβιον (euphórbion), from Εὔφορβος (Eúphorbos, “Euphorbus, physician to the Mauretanian king Juba II”) + -ιον (-ion, “related to”). The name is from εὔφορβος (eúphorbos, “well-fed”), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + φορβή (phorbḗ, “food, fodder”).
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Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,605)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EUPHORBIUM · 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.
EUPHORBIUMS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 48, 7 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 133, 30 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 48, 7 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EUPHORBIUMS starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BEHIMOPRSUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Words that start EUPHORB
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 48
Could you have found EUPHORBIUMS?
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 48 - and most players walked straight past it.
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