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PAROSMIA
Definition of PAROSMIA
noun
A distorted sense of smell, often resulting in the apparent detection of non-existent smells which are mostly unpleasant.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From para- (prefix meaning ‘abnormal’) + -osmia (suffix denoting diseases connected to smelling).
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.
PAROSMIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 53, 12 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First found by a player on Day 53, 12 July 2026.
Built from these letters
PAROSMIA starts with P and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAIMOPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start PAROSM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 53
Could you have found PAROSMIA?
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 53 - and most players walked straight past it.
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