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AEROPHOBIC
Definition of AEROPHOBIC
adjective
Having a fear of flying in aircraft.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From aero- + -phobic.
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.
AEROPHOBIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 55 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 43, 2 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AEROPHOBIC starts with A and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ABCEHIOOPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start AEROPH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found AEROPHOBIC?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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