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PHALAROPE
Definition of PHALAROPE
noun
Any of three small wading birds in the genus Phalaropus, of the family Scolopacidae, that have lobed toes.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From New Latin Phalaropus, formed irregularly from Ancient Greek φαλαρίς (phalarís, “coot”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).
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.
PHALAROPE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 110, 7 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PHALAROPE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AAEHLOPPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. P and A appear more than once.
Could you have found PHALAROPE?
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 110 - and most players walked straight past it.
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