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ACROPHOBIAS
Definition of ACROPHOBIAS
noun
plural of acrophobia
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Word DNA
ACROPHOBIAS inherits its ancestry from its root, ACROPHOBIA.
How it is built
Same root, ACROPHOBIA · 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.
ACROPHOBIAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 57 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 41, 30 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ACROPHOBIAS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AABCHIOOPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and O appear more than once.
Words that start ACROPHO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found ACROPHOBIAS?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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