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PHOSGENE
Definition of PHOSGENE
noun
carbonyl chloride
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs, “light”) + -gene, due to its first synthesis involving sunlight.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,608)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PHOSGENE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 37 boards so far. 159 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 16, 5 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 16, 5 June 2026.
Built from these letters
PHOSGENE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEGHNOPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start PHOSGE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 16
Could you have found PHOSGENE?
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 16 - and most players walked straight past it.
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