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PHOTIC
Definition of PHOTIC
adjective
Of, related to, or irradiated by light. Describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From phot- + -ic.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PHOTIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 30 boards so far. 89 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 111, 8 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
PHOTIC starts with P and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CHIOPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found PHOTIC?
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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