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PHONER
Definition of PHONER
noun
One who phones.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From phone + -er.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, PHON · 4 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.
PHONER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 30 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 19, 8 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PHONER starts with P and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EHNOPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found PHONER?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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