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PHLEBOTOMIES
Definition of PHLEBOTOMIES
noun
plural of phlebotomy
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Word DNA
PHLEBOTOMIES inherits its ancestry from its root, PHLEBOTOMY.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- Old French
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,501)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PHLEBOTOMY · 2 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.
PHLEBOTOMIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 53 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 68, 27 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 68, 27 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PHLEBOTOMIES starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BEEHILMOOPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and O appear more than once.
Words that start PHLEBOTO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PHLEBOTOMIES?
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 68 - and most players walked straight past it.
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