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PHOEBE
Definition of PHOEBE
noun
Any of several birds of the genus Sayornis.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From early 18th c. Imitative, influenced by the name Phoebe.
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.
PHOEBE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 39 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 44, 3 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 44, 3 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PHOEBE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BEEHOP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 44
Could you have found PHOEBE?
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 44 - and most players walked straight past it.
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