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AEROPHOBES
Definition of AEROPHOBES
noun
plural of aerophobe
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Word DNA
AEROPHOBES inherits its ancestry from its root, AEROPHOBE.
How it is built
Same root, AEROPHOBE · 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.
AEROPHOBES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 54 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 53, 12 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 53, 12 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AEROPHOBES starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ABEEHOOPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and O appear more than once.
Words that start AEROPH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 53
Could you have found AEROPHOBES?
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 53 - and most players walked straight past it.
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