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ETHNOCIDE
Definition of ETHNOCIDE
noun
The deliberate and systematic destruction of an ethnic group, accomplished either by destroying the members of the group (genocide) or by destroying its cultural identity (culturicide).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From ethno- + -cide.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ETHNOCIDE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 96, 24 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 103, 31 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 17 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 96, 24 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ETHNOCIDE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CDEEHINOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start ETHNOC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ETHNOCIDE?
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 96 - and most players walked straight past it.
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