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PHELONION
Definition of PHELONION
noun
A liturgical vestment worn by a priest of the Eastern Christian tradition, equivalent to the chasuble of the Western tradition.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek φαιλόνιον (phailónion).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,358)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PHELONION · 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.
PHELONION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 132, 29 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
Built from these letters
PHELONION starts with P and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read EHILNNOOP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and N appear more than once.
Could you have found PHELONION?
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 132 - and most players walked straight past it.
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