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NEPHALISM
Definition of NEPHALISM
noun
The practice of abstaining completely from the drinking of alcohol; teetotalism
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek νηφάλιος (nēphálios, “sober”), from νήφω (nḗphō, “to be sober”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
NEPHALISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 70, 29 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 112, 9 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 70, 29 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NEPHALISM starts with N and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AEHILMNPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start NEPHAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found NEPHALISM?
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 70 - and most players walked straight past it.
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