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PHELLODERMS
Definition of PHELLODERMS
noun
plural of phelloderm
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Word DNA
PHELLODERMS inherits its ancestry from its root, PHELLODERM.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,375)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PHELLODERM · 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.
PHELLODERMS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First found by a player on Day 161, 28 October 2026.
Built from these letters
PHELLODERMS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEEHLLMOPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found PHELLODERMS?
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 161 - and most players walked straight past it.
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