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PTOMAINES
Definition of PTOMAINES
noun
plural of ptomaine
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Word DNA
PTOMAINES inherits its ancestry from its root, PTOMAINE.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Italian
- French
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,501)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PTOMAINE · 3 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.
PTOMAINES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 49, 8 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 49, 8 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PTOMAINES starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEIMNOPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PTOMAI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 49
Could you have found PTOMAINES?
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 49 - and most players walked straight past it.
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