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PHOTOLYSED
Definition of PHOTOLYSED
verb
simple past and past participle of photolyse
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Word DNA
PHOTOLYSED inherits its ancestry from its root, PHOTOLYSE.
How it is built
Same root, PHOTOLYSE · 2 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.
PHOTOLYSED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 55, 14 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PHOTOLYSED starts with P and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEHLOOPSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start PHOTOL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 55
Could you have found PHOTOLYSED?
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 55 - and most players walked straight past it.
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