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NECROPHOBES
Definition of NECROPHOBES
noun
plural of necrophobe
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Word DNA
NECROPHOBES inherits its ancestry from its root, NECROPHOBE.
How it is built
Same root, NECROPHOBE · 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.
NECROPHOBES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 44, 3 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 44, 3 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NECROPHOBES starts with N and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BCEEHNOOPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and O appear more than once.
Words that start NECROPH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 44
Could you have found NECROPHOBES?
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 44 - and most players walked straight past it.
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