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HOMUNCULI
Definition of HOMUNCULI
noun
plural of homunculus
HOMUNCULUS
noun
A small, artificially created human or human-like being.
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Another sense
HOMUNCULI carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of homunculus.
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HOMUNCULI in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 35 boards so far. 108 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 25, 14 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HOMUNCULI starts with H and ends with I. Sorted, its letters read CHILMNOUU - 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 25
Could you have found HOMUNCULI?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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