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PHALANGER
Definition of PHALANGER
noun
An arboreal marsupial of the family Phalangeridae, native to Australia.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek φαλάγγιον (phalángion, “spider's web”), from φάλαγξ (phálanx, “spider”), referring to the webbed toes on the hind feet.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,660)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PHALANGER · 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.
PHALANGER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 45, 4 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 37 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 45, 4 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PHALANGER starts with P and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AAEGHLNPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start PHALAN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 45
Could you have found PHALANGER?
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 45 - and most players walked straight past it.
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