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HOMUNCULE
Definition of HOMUNCULE
noun
Obsolete form of homunculus.
HOMUNCULUS
noun
A small, artificially created human or human-like being.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, HOMUNCULE · 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.
HOMUNCULE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 39 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 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
HOMUNCULE starts with H and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEHLMNOUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Words that start HOMUNC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found HOMUNCULE?
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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