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PHALANXES
Definition of PHALANXES
noun
plural of phalanx
noun
An ancient Greek and Macedonian military unit that consisted of several ranks and files (lines) of soldiers in close array with joined shields and long spears.
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Another sense
PHALANXES carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of phalanx.
Word DNA
PHALANXES inherits its ancestry from its root, PHALANX.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations 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, PHALANX · 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.
PHALANXES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 228 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PHALANXES starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAEHLNPSX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start PHALAN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found PHALANXES?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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