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FOETICIDE
Definition of FOETICIDE
noun
Alternative form of feticide
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From foetus + -cide or foetus + -icide; see feticide for more.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, FETICIDE · 5 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.
FOETICIDE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 160, 27 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 40, 29 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FOETICIDE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CDEEFIIOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and I appear more than once.
Words that start FOETIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found FOETICIDE?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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