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PHARYNXES
Definition of PHARYNXES
noun
plural of pharynx
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PHARYNXES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 32, 21 June 2026.
Built from these letters
PHARYNXES starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEHNPRSXY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start PHARYN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found PHARYNXES?
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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