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NEPENTHEAN
Definition of NEPENTHEAN
adjective
Bringing welcome forgetfulness or relief.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From nepenthes + -an.
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.
NEPENTHEAN 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 found by a player on Day 169, 5 November 2026.
Built from these letters
NEPENTHEAN starts with N and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AEEEHNNNPT - 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.
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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 169 - and most players walked straight past it.
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