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PHILTRES
Definition of PHILTRES
noun
plural of philtre
PHILTER · via philtre
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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Another sense
PHILTRES carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of philtre.
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.
PHILTRES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 44 boards so far. 80 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PHILTRES starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EHILPRST - 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 27
Could you have found PHILTRES?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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