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PHONEYS
Definition of PHONEYS
noun
plural of phoney
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PHONEYS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 9, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 94, 22 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 9, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PHONEYS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EHNOPSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PHONEY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 9
Could you have found PHONEYS?
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 9 - and most players walked straight past it.
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