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PHLEGMON
Definition of PHLEGMON
noun
A solid mass formed by inflamed connective tissue, such as forms around an appendix in appendicitis.
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Where it comes from
From Latin phlegmōn, phlegmonē (“inflammation beneath the skin”), from Ancient Greek φλεγμονή (phlegmonḗ, “inflammation, fiery heat”), from φλέγω (phlégō, “burn”).
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.
PHLEGMON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 94, 22 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 32, 21 June 2026.
Built from these letters
PHLEGMON starts with P and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read EGHLMNOP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PHLEGM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found PHLEGMON?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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