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SEPTIC
Definition of SEPTIC
adjective
Of or pertaining to sepsis.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek σηπτικός (sēptikós, “characterized by putridity”), from σηπτός (sēptós), from σήπω (sḗpō).
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 (3,617)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SEPTIC · 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.
SEPTIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 57 boards so far. 250 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 14, 3 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 14, 3 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SEPTIC starts with S and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CEIPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SEPTIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 14
Could you have found SEPTIC?
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 14 - and most players walked straight past it.
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