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KLEPTOMANIACS
Definition of KLEPTOMANIACS
noun
plural of kleptomaniac
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Another sense
KLEPTOMANIACS carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of kleptomaniac.
Word DNA
KLEPTOMANIACS inherits its ancestry from its root, KLEPTOMANIAC.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,770)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, KLEPTOMANIAC · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names Proto-Indo-European.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
KLEPTOMANIACS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 159 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 74, 2 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 74, 2 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
KLEPTOMANIACS starts with K and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AACEIKLMNOPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start KLEPTOMAN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found KLEPTOMANIACS?
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 74 - and most players walked straight past it.
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