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PHAGOCYTE
Definition of PHAGOCYTE
noun
A cell of the immune system, such as a neutrophil, macrophage or dendritic cell, that engulfs and destroys viruses, bacteria and waste materials, or in the case of mature dendritic cells; displays antigens from invading pathogens to cells of the lymphoid lineage.
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Where it comes from
From the German Phagocyt, modified on the pattern of -cyte; phago- + -cyte.
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.
PHAGOCYTE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 35 boards so far. 54 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 14, 3 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 14, 3 June 2026.
Built from these letters
PHAGOCYTE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEGHOPTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PHAGOC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 14
Could you have found PHAGOCYTE?
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 14 - and most players walked straight past it.
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