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PHRENETIC
Definition of PHRENETIC
adjective
Archaic spelling of frenetic.
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Other senses
PHRENETIC carries 4 further meanings.
See frenetic.
noun
A frantic or frenzied person; one whose mind is disordered.
adjective
Relating to phrenitis; suffering from frenzy; delirious; mad; frantic; frenetic.
noun
One who is phrenetic.
Word DNA
PHRENETIC inherits its ancestry from its root, FRENETIC.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,477)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FRENETIC · 9 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.
PHRENETIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 41 boards so far. 109 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 28, 17 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PHRENETIC starts with P and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CEEHINPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of PHRENETIC. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Words that start PHRENE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found PHRENETIC?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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