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AEROPHOBIA
Definition of AEROPHOBIA
noun
A pathological aversion or sensitivity to air or the movement of air, especially as a symptom of rabies.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From aero- + -phobia.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
AEROPHOBIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 87 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 88, 16 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
AEROPHOBIA starts with A and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AABEHIOOPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and O appear more than once.
Words that start AEROPH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
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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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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