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INSECTIVORE
Definition of INSECTIVORE
noun
Insect-eating animal or plant.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French insectivore. In the zoological sense, coined by English philosopher and historian of science William Whewell in 1840 as an adaptation of Cuvier's coinage, French insectivore. The French terms reflect scientific New Latin origins. By surface analysis, insect + -i- + -vore.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
INSECTIVORE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 39, 28 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
INSECTIVORE starts with I and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEEIINORSTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and E appear more than once.
Words that start INSECTI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found INSECTIVORE?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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