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NECROPHILES
Definition of NECROPHILES
noun
plural of necrophile
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
NECROPHILES in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far. 40 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 90 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 28, 17 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NECROPHILES starts with N and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEEHILNOPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start NECROPH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found NECROPHILES?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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