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PHENOLS
Definition of PHENOLS
noun
plural of phenol
noun
A caustic, poisonous, white crystalline compound, C6H5OH, derived from benzene and used in resins, plastics, and pharmaceuticals and in dilute form as a disinfectant and antiseptic; once called carbolic acid
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Word DNA
PHENOLS inherits its ancestry from its root, PHENOL.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,600)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PHENOL · 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.
PHENOLS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 41 boards so far. 91 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 29, 18 June 2026.
Built from these letters
PHENOLS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EHLNOPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PHENOL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found PHENOLS?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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