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EXOMIS
Definition of EXOMIS
noun
A sleeveless Ancient Greek tunic worn by workers and light infantry.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἐξωμίς (exōmís).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,770)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EXOMIS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EXOMIS starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EIMOSX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start EXOMIS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found EXOMIS?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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