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PHONIEST
Definition of PHONIEST
adjective
superlative form of phony: most phony
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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.
PHONIEST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 29 boards so far. 63 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
PHONIEST starts with P and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read EHINOPST - 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.
Words that start PHONIE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PHONIEST?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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