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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.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek φυτόν (phutón, “plant”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
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 30 boards so far. 43 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
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.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
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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