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PHRASEOLOGY
Definition of PHRASEOLOGY
noun
Study of set or fixed expressions.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek φράσις (phrásis, “speech”) + λόγος (lógos, “explanation”).
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 (3,660)
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.
PHRASEOLOGY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 53 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 44, 3 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 44, 3 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PHRASEOLOGY starts with P and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AEGHLOOPRSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start PHRASEO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 44
Could you have found PHRASEOLOGY?
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 44 - and most players walked straight past it.
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