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PHIMOSES
Definition of PHIMOSES
noun
plural of phimosis
noun
A contraction of the foreskin (either as a stage of development or a pathological condition), which prevents it from being retracted.
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Word DNA
PHIMOSES inherits its ancestry from its root, PHIMOSIS.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,375)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PHIMOSIS · 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.
PHIMOSES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 162, 29 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PHIMOSES starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EHIMOPSS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Could you have found PHIMOSES?
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 162 - and most players walked straight past it.
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