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PHENYLS
Definition of PHENYLS
noun
plural of phenyl
noun
A univalent hydrocarbon radical, C6H5 (benzene minus one hydrogen atom), and the basis of an immense number of aromatic derivatives.
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Word DNA
PHENYLS inherits its ancestry from its root, PHENYL.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,094)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PHENYL · 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.
PHENYLS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 30 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 36, 25 June 2026.
Built from these letters
PHENYLS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EHLNPSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PHENYL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found PHENYLS?
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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