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PHYLLOXERAE
Definition of PHYLLOXERAE
noun
plural of phylloxera
noun
An insect, Daktulosphaira vitifoliae of the family Phylloxeridae (not the genus Phylloxera), that is very destructive to grape vines; also, the diseased condition of a vine caused by this insect.
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Word DNA
PHYLLOXERAE inherits its ancestry from its root, PHYLLOXERA.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.3%
of traced words share this origin (10,543)
branch · 12.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PHYLLOXERA · 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.
PHYLLOXERAE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 161, 28 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PHYLLOXERAE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEHLLOPRXY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L and E appear more than once, including a double letter. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start PHYLLOX
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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