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PTARMIC
Definition of PTARMIC
noun
A substance, such as pepper or snuff, that causes sneezing.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek πταρμός (ptarmós, “sneeze”) + -ic.
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.
PTARMIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 87, 15 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 35, 24 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PTARMIC starts with P and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ACIMPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start PTARMI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PTARMIC?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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