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CANEPHOR
Definition of CANEPHOR
noun
Alternative form of canephora.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, CANEPHOR · 2 relatives 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.
CANEPHOR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 135, 2 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First found by a player on Day 43, 2 July 2026.
Built from these letters
CANEPHOR starts with C and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ACEHNOPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
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 CANEPH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found CANEPHOR?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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