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PANDEMIC
Definition of PANDEMIC
adjective
Of a disease: epidemic over a wide geographical area and affecting a large proportion of the population; also, of or pertaining to a disease of this nature.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek πάνδημος (pándēmos, “of or belonging to all the people, public”) + English -ic (suffix forming adjectives from nouns with the sense ‘of or pertaining to’). πάνδημος is derived from παν- (pan-, prefix meaning ‘all, every’) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“to protect, shepherd”)) + δῆμος (dêmos, “the common people; free citizens, sovereign people”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- (“to divide, share”)). Compare Late Latin pandēmus (“affecting all the people, general, public”).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PANDEMIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 60 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 9, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 9, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PANDEMIC starts with P and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ACDEIMNP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PANDEM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PANDEMIC?
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