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PHILTRE
Definition of PHILTRE
noun
Alternative spelling of philter (“kind of potion”).
noun
A kind of potion, charm, or drug; especially a love potion intended to make the drinker fall in love with the giver.
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Other senses
PHILTRE carries 2 further meanings.
noun
Alternative spelling of philter.
noun
a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, PHILTRE · 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.
PHILTRE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 55 boards so far. 130 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 16, 5 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PHILTRE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EHILPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
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 PHILTR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found PHILTRE?
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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