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PHENOGAM
Definition of PHENOGAM
noun
Phanerogam; spermatophyte.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “I shine”) + γαμέω (gaméō, “to marry”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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 (10,640)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PHENOGAM · 3 relatives 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.
PHENOGAM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 176, 12 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 176, 12 November 2026.
Built from these letters
PHENOGAM starts with P and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AEGHMNOP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PHENOG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PHENOGAM?
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 176 - and most players walked straight past it.
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