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PHLEBOTOMIES
Definition of PHLEBOTOMIES
noun
plural of phlebotomy
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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 9 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 68, 27 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
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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