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PHOSGENITE
Definition of PHOSGENITE
noun
A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, lead, and oxygen.
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Where it comes from
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Word DNA
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.
PHOSGENITE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 94, 22 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 104, 1 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PHOSGENITE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEGHINOPST - 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.
Could you have found PHOSGENITE?
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 94 - and most players walked straight past it.
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