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CINEPHILE
Definition of CINEPHILE
noun
An enthusiast of films and the cinema.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Other senses
CINEPHILE carries 2 further meanings.
noun
A film or movie enthusiast.
noun
A enthusiast of films and the cinema; a cineast
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French cinéphile, equivalent to cine- + -phile.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step 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
Same root, CINEPHILE · 1 relative in the game
CINEPHILE in a sentence
“A cineaste is a filmmaker that is informed by a love of the cinema, whereas as a cinephile is a mere admirer of film.”
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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.
CINEPHILE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 43 boards so far. 104 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
CINEPHILE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEEHIILNP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and E appear more than once.
Words that start CINEPH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found CINEPHILE?
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