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FEMICIDE
Definition of FEMICIDE
noun
The killing of a woman or girl, originally with reference to loss of virtue but now usually specifically because of their sex or gender and especially such a killing by a man motivated by misogyny.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From fem- + -icide, ultimately derived from Latin fēmina (“woman”), after the model of homicide, genocide, etc.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,487)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FEMICIDE · 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.
FEMICIDE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 157 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FEMICIDE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CDEEFIIM - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and I appear more than once.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found FEMICIDE?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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