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THANATOLOGIES
Definition of THANATOLOGIES
noun
plural of thanatology
noun
The scientific study of death and the practices associated with it, including the study of the needs of the terminally ill and their families.
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Word DNA
THANATOLOGIES inherits its ancestry from its root, THANATOLOGY.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,569)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, THANATOLOGY · 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.
THANATOLOGIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 148, 15 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 148, 15 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
THANATOLOGIES starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAEGHILNOOSTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T, A and O appear more than once.
Words that start THANATOLO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found THANATOLOGIES?
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 148 - and most players walked straight past it.
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