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PHOCOMELIA
Definition of PHOCOMELIA
noun
A congenital disorder of the limbs, the affected person being born with abnormally short or missing bones and flipper-like hands or feet.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek φώκη (phṓkē, “seal (marine animal)”) + μέλος (mélos, “limb”) + -ia.
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.
PHOCOMELIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 49, 8 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 49, 8 July 2026.
Built from these letters
PHOCOMELIA starts with P and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read ACEHILMOOP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start PHOCOM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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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 49 - and most players walked straight past it.
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