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NEGROPHILES
Definition of NEGROPHILES
noun
plural of negrophile
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Word DNA
NEGROPHILES inherits its ancestry from its root, NEGRO.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,554)
How it is built
Same root, NEGRO · 8 relatives in the game
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
NEGROPHILES in OUTLIER
It has fitted 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 13, 2 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 60, 19 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 102 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 95, 23 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NEGROPHILES starts with N and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEGHILNOPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start NEGROPH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 13
Could you have found NEGROPHILES?
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 13 - and most players walked straight past it.
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