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PHILTRUM
Definition of PHILTRUM
noun
The shallow vertical groove running from the nasal septum to the center of the upper lip.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Other senses
PHILTRUM carries 3 further meanings.
noun
The groove running from the septum of the nose down the central line of the upper lip.
noun
A philter.
noun
The shallow groove running down the center of the outer surface of the upper lip.
Where it comes from
Borrowed from the Latin philtrum (“a love potion”), from Ancient Greek φῐ́λτρον (phĭ́ltron, “a love charm; the dimple in the upper lip”). Doublet of philter.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,617)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PHILTRUM · 1 relative 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.
PHILTRUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 75 boards so far. 290 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 22, 11 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PHILTRUM starts with P and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read HILMPRTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PHILTR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found PHILTRUM?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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