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PHLYCTENA
Definition of PHLYCTENA
noun
A small vesicle.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek φλῠ́κταινᾰ (phlŭ́ktaină).
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
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,337)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PHLYCTENA · 3 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.
PHLYCTENA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 93, 21 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 93, 21 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PHLYCTENA starts with P and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read ACEHLNPTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PHLYCT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PHLYCTENA?
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 93 - and most players walked straight past it.
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