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TEPHROMANCY
Definition of TEPHROMANCY
noun
Alternative form of tephramancy.
TEPHRAMANCY
noun
Divination by ashes, especially, especially those of a victim has been sacrificed.
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Word DNA
TEPHROMANCY inherits its ancestry from its root, TEPHRA.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,043)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TEPHRA · 3 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.
TEPHROMANCY in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 10, 30 May 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 152 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 103, 31 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TEPHROMANCY starts with T and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ACEHMNOPRTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 10
Could you have found TEPHROMANCY?
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 10 - and most players walked straight past it.
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