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PHIAL
Definition of PHIAL
noun
A bottle or other vessel for containing a liquid; originally any such vessel, especially one for holding a beverage; now , a small, narrow glass bottle with a cap used to hold liquid chemicals, medicines, etc.
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Where it comes from
The noun is derived partly: The verb is derived from the noun. Doublet of vial.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, PHIAL · 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.
PHIAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 79 boards so far. 402 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
PHIAL starts with P and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AHILP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PHIAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found PHIAL?
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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