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NECROPHILE
Definition of NECROPHILE
noun
One who is subject to necrophilia.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Another sense
NECROPHILE carries a second meaning.
noun
One who exhibits necrophilism.
Where it comes from
From necro- + -phile.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
NECROPHILE in a sentence
““An article on the murder of Jane Longhurst by a necrophile porn addict described the sex life of the murder as ‘adventurous’, and was printed on a page of 26 graphic sex chat line ads, with a total of over 100 phone numbers””
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
NECROPHILE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 41 boards so far. 108 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 36, 25 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NECROPHILE starts with N and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEEHILNOPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start NECROP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found NECROPHILE?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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