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CINEPHILES
Definition of CINEPHILES
noun
plural of cinephile
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Another sense
CINEPHILES carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of cinephile.
Word DNA
CINEPHILES inherits its ancestry from its root, CINEPHILE.
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 (2,111)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CINEPHILE · 1 relative in the game
CINEPHILES in a sentence
“"Out 1 is a film that separates the casual cinephiles from the hardcore - an endurance contest split over two days with a trophy of privileged pride and intellectual jerky to keep you chewing," writes Aaron Hillis for the Reeler.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CINEPHILES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 31 boards so far. 69 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 12, 1 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CINEPHILES starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEEHIILNPS - 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 12
Could you have found CINEPHILES?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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