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XENOPHILES
Definition of XENOPHILES
noun
plural of xenophile
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Another sense
XENOPHILES carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of xenophile.
Word DNA
XENOPHILES inherits its ancestry from its root, XENOPHILE.
How it is built
Same root, XENOPHILE · 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.
XENOPHILES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 261 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 133, 30 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
XENOPHILES starts with X and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEHILNOPSX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start XENOPH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found XENOPHILES?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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