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Used to describe a letter which a player has incorrectly imagined to be in the selection. "The selection was SSMBEEAON and Fred offered BOSSED, but he'd seen a phantom D."
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A '''phantom letter''' is a letter which a player used believing it to be in the selection when it isn't, or (occasionally) used more times than it appears in the selection. "The selection was {{word|SSMBEEAON}} and Fred offered {{word|BOSSED}}, but he'd seen a phantom {{word|D}}."
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==See also==
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*[[Template:Misdeclared]]
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[[Category:Terminology]]

Latest revision as of 21:11, 29 March 2024

A phantom letter is a letter which a player used believing it to be in the selection when it isn't, or (occasionally) used more times than it appears in the selection. "The selection was SSMBEEAON and Fred offered BOSSED, but he'd seen a phantom D."

See also