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PHYTONS
Definition of PHYTONS
noun
plural 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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Another sense
PHYTONS carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of phyton.
Word DNA
PHYTONS inherits its ancestry from its root, PHYTON.
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 (3,666)
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.
PHYTONS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 48 boards so far. 82 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 44, 3 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 44, 3 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PHYTONS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read HNOPSTY - 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.
Words that start PHYTON
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 44
Could you have found PHYTONS?
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 44 - and most players walked straight past it.
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