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NECROTOMY
Definition of NECROTOMY
noun
The dissection of a cadaver.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From necro- + -tomy.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, NECROTOMY · 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.
NECROTOMY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 30, 19 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 121, 18 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 26 days.
First found by a player on Day 30, 19 June 2026.
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Built from these letters
NECROTOMY starts with N and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read CEMNOORTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start NECROT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 30
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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 30 - and most players walked straight past it.
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