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PHANTOSMIA
Definition of PHANTOSMIA
noun
A form of parosmia involving olfactory hallucinations in which the perceived smell is triggered apparently without cause rather than by another smell.
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Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PHANTOSMIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 150, 17 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 170, 6 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 150, 17 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PHANTOSMIA starts with P and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAHIMNOPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start PHANTO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PHANTOSMIA?
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 150 - and most players walked straight past it.
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