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PHOCA
Definition of PHOCA
noun
A seal.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin phōca, from Ancient Greek φώκη (phṓkē).
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 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,724)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PHOCA · 1 relative 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.
PHOCA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 52, 11 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 52, 11 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
PHOCA starts with P and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read ACHOP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 52
Could you have found PHOCA?
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 52 - and most players walked straight past it.
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