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PHRATRY
Definition of PHRATRY
noun
A clan or kinship group consisting of a number of families claiming descent from a common ancestor and having certain collective functions and responsibilities.
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Where it comes from
From Latin phrātria, from Ancient Greek φρατρία (phratría, “tribe, clan”), from φράτηρ (phrátēr) + -ία (-ía).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,337)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PHRATRY · 3 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.
PHRATRY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 140, 7 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PHRATRY starts with P and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AHPRRTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once.
Words that start PHRATR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PHRATRY?
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 140 - and most players walked straight past it.
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