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PHEROMONES
Definition of PHEROMONES
noun
plural 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.
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Word DNA
PHEROMONES inherits its ancestry from its root, PHEROMONE.
How it is built
Same root, PHEROMONE · 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.
PHEROMONES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 46 boards so far. 164 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 7, 28 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PHEROMONES starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEHMNOOPRS - 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 7
Could you have found PHEROMONES?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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