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PHRASAL
Definition of PHRASAL
adjective
Relating to, or used in the manner of, a phrase.
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Where it comes from
From phrase + -al.
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.
PHRASAL 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 46, 5 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 105, 2 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 46, 5 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PHRASAL starts with P and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AAHLPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start PHRASA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 46
Could you have found PHRASAL?
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 46 - and most players walked straight past it.
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