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VICTIMOLOGY
Definition of VICTIMOLOGY
noun
The study of the victims of crime, and especially of the reasons some people are more prone to be victims.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French victimologie. From victim + -ology.
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.
VICTIMOLOGY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
VICTIMOLOGY starts with V and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read CGIILMOOTVY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and O appear more than once.
Words that start VICTIMO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
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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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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