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FRANCOPHILE
Definition of FRANCOPHILE
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Francophile.
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Other senses
FRANCOPHILE carries 2 further meanings.
noun
Alternative capitalization of Francophile
adjective
Alternative capitalization of Francophile
Word DNA
How it is built
FRANCOPHILE in a sentence
“I am a lifelong "francophile" and read French Word a Day to bring a bit of France into each day.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FRANCOPHILE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 49 boards so far. 170 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 22, 11 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FRANCOPHILE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEFHILNOPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FRANCOP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found FRANCOPHILE?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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