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PHEROMONE
Definition of PHEROMONE
noun
A chemical secreted by an animal, especially an insect, that affects the development or behavior of other members of the same species, functioning often as a means of attracting a member of the opposite sex.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From φέρω (phérō, “I bring, bear, carry”) and hormone.
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.
PHEROMONE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 23 boards so far. 86 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
PHEROMONE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEHMNOOPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and O appear more than once.
Words that start PHEROM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found PHEROMONE?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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