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NEPENTHE
Definition of NEPENTHE
noun
Alternative form of nepenthes (“a drug that relieves one of emotional pain, grief or sorrow”).
noun
A drug mentioned in Homer's Odyssey (c. 8th century B.C.E.) as bringing relief from anxiety or grief; hence, any drug or substance seen as bringing welcome forgetfulness or relief.
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Where it comes from
A back-formation from nepenthes.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, NEPENTHE · 2 relatives 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.
NEPENTHE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 169, 5 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 169, 5 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NEPENTHE starts with N and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEEHNNPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N and E appear more than once.
Words that start NEPENT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found NEPENTHE?
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 169 - and most players walked straight past it.
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