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MEPHITIC
Definition of MEPHITIC
adjective
Foul-smelling or noxious, particularly of a gas or atmosphere.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin mephīticus, from mephītis; compare French méphitique.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.2%
of traced words share this origin (2,155)
branch · 15.5% 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.
MEPHITIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 32 boards so far. 67 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MEPHITIC starts with M and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CEHIIMPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start MEPHIT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found MEPHITIC?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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