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PHILIBEG
Definition of PHILIBEG
noun
A little kilt.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Scottish Gaelic fèileadh beag, from fèileadh (“wrap, fold”) + beag (“little”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Scottish Gaelic
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
39th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.2%
of traced words share this origin (123)
branch · 0.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PHILIBEG · 9 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.
PHILIBEG in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 76, 4 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PHILIBEG starts with P and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read BEGHIILP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Could you have found PHILIBEG?
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 76 - and most players walked straight past it.
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