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PHLEBECTOMY
Definition of PHLEBECTOMY
noun
The removal of a vein, especially of a varicose vein
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From phlebo- + -ectomy.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PHLEBECTOMY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 77, 5 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 32 days.
First found by a player on Day 48, 7 July 2026.
Built from these letters
PHLEBECTOMY starts with P and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read BCEEHLMOPTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found PHLEBECTOMY?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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