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XEROPHILIES
Definition of XEROPHILIES
Wiktionary has no entry for XEROPHILIES itself. This is its base word, XEROPHILY.
noun
Quality of being xerophilic.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
XEROPHILIES in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 16, 5 June 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 90 days.
First found by a player on Day 91, 19 August 2026.
Built from these letters
XEROPHILIES starts with X and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEHIILOPRSX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and I appear more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start XEROPHI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 16
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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 16 - and most players walked straight past it.
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