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PHASM
Definition of PHASM
noun
An apparition; a phantom.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin phasma or Ancient Greek φάσμα (phásma). See phase.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,266)
branch · 12.7% of traced words
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.
PHASM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 126, 23 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 127, 24 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 126, 23 September 2026.
Built from these letters
PHASM starts with P and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AHMPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found PHASM?
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 126 - and most players walked straight past it.
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