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PHLEGMASIA
Definition of PHLEGMASIA
noun
An inflammation, especially of the internal organs.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek φλεγμᾰσία (phlegmăsía, “inflammation”), from φλέγμα (phlégma, “flame”) (whence also phlegm).
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 (3,605)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PHLEGMASIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 51, 10 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 123, 20 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 51, 10 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
PHLEGMASIA starts with P and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAEGHILMPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start PHLEGM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 51
Could you have found PHLEGMASIA?
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 51 - and most players walked straight past it.
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