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SYPHONING
Definition of SYPHONING
verb
present participle and gerund of syphon
SIPHON · via syphon
noun
A bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, SYPHON · 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.
SYPHONING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 132, 29 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
Built from these letters
SYPHONING starts with S and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read GHINNOPSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once.
Words that start SYPHON
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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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 132 - and most players walked straight past it.
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