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PHILOSOPHIES
Definition of PHILOSOPHIES
noun
plural of philosophy
noun
An academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism, often attempting to provide explanations relating to general concepts such as existence and rationality.
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Word DNA
PHILOSOPHIES inherits its ancestry from its root, PHILOSOPHY.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,770)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PHILOSOPHY · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names Old English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PHILOSOPHIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 32 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 76 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
PHILOSOPHIES starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EHHIILOOPPSS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. P, H, I, O and S appear more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start PHILOSOP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PHILOSOPHIES?
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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