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PHENGITE
Definition of PHENGITE
noun
Any of a series of dioctahedral micas of composition K(AlMg)2(OH)2(SiAl)4O10, similar to muscovite but with addition of magnesium.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin phengites, from Ancient Greek φέγγος (phéngos). Doublet of fengite.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PHENGITE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 20 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 36, 25 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PHENGITE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEGHINPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start PHENGI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found PHENGITE?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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