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PHONOTYPING
Definition of PHONOTYPING
Wiktionary has no entry for PHONOTYPING itself. This is its base word, PHONOTYPE.
noun
A phonetic symbol used in phonotypy.
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Where it comes from
The origin recorded for PHONOTYPE.
From phono- + -type.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, PHONOTYPE · 3 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.
PHONOTYPING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 159, 26 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 159, 26 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PHONOTYPING starts with P and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read GHINNOOPPTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. P, O and N appear more than once.
Words that start PHONOTY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PHONOTYPING?
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 159 - and most players walked straight past it.
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