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PHYTON
Definition of PHYTON
noun
One of the parts which by their repetition make up a flowering plant, each being a single joint of a stem with its leaf or leaves.
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Other senses
PHYTON carries 4 further meanings.
noun
The smallest unit of a plant that can grow into an entire plant.
noun
In botany, same as phytomer.
noun
[capitalized] In entomology, a genus of Cerambycidæ.
noun
One of the parts which by their repetition make up a flowering plant, each being a single joint of a stem with its leaf or leaves; a phytomer.
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek φυτόν (phutón, “plant”).
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
Same root, PHYTON · 1 relative 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.
PHYTON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 50 boards so far. 124 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 33, 22 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PHYTON starts with P and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read HNOPTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of PHYTON. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start PHYTON
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found PHYTON?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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