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PHLOGISTIC
Definition of PHLOGISTIC
adjective
Inflammatory; pertaining to inflammations and fevers.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek φλογιστός (phlogistós, “flammable”), from φλόξ (phlóx, “flame”); in chemistry sense reinforced by phlogist(on) + -ic.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,477)
branch · 12.2% 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.
PHLOGISTIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 35 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 45, 4 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 45, 4 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PHLOGISTIC starts with P and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CGHIILOPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start PHLOGI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 45
Could you have found PHLOGISTIC?
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 45 - and most players walked straight past it.
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