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FRATRICIDES
Definition of FRATRICIDES
noun
plural of fratricide
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Word DNA
FRATRICIDES inherits its ancestry from its root, FRATRICIDE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (24,817)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FRATRICIDE · 2 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.
FRATRICIDES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 65 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FRATRICIDES starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACDEFIIRRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R and I appear more than once.
Words that start FRATRIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FRATRICIDES?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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