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NECROLOGIES
Definition of NECROLOGIES
noun
plural of necrology
noun
A church register containing the names of those connected with the church who have died.
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Word DNA
NECROLOGIES inherits its ancestry from its root, NECROLOGY.
How it is built
Same root, NECROLOGY · 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.
NECROLOGIES in OUTLIER
It has fitted 11 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 4, 25 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 54, 13 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 87 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 73, 1 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NECROLOGIES starts with N and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEEGILNOORS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and O appear more than once.
Words that start NECROLO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 4
Could you have found NECROLOGIES?
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 4 - and most players walked straight past it.
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