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PHAENOMENA
Definition of PHAENOMENA
noun
plural of phaenomenon
PHENOMENON · via phaenomenon
noun
A thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses; or a fact or occurrence thereof.
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Word DNA
PHAENOMENA inherits its ancestry from its root, PHENOMENON.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,601)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PHENOMENON · 2 relatives 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.
PHAENOMENA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 154, 21 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PHAENOMENA starts with P and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAEEHMNNOP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A, E and N appear more than once.
Words that start PHAENO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PHAENOMENA?
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 154 - and most players walked straight past it.
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