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TUROPHILE
Definition of TUROPHILE
noun
A gourmet/connoisseur of cheese.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek τυρός (turós, “cheese”) + -phile. Modern coinage; attested since 1930s. Popularized by Clifton Fadiman on American TV quiz show Information Please in 1952.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,660)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TUROPHILE · 1 relative 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.
TUROPHILE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 43 boards so far. 42 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 30, 19 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 30, 19 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TUROPHILE starts with T and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EHILOPRTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 30
Could you have found TUROPHILE?
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 30 - and most players walked straight past it.
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