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AILUROPHOBIA
Definition of AILUROPHOBIA
noun
An irrational fear or hatred of cats or other felines.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
First recorded in 1905. From ailuro- (“cat”) + -phobia (“fear, hatred”), both from Ancient Greek.
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.
AILUROPHOBIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 46 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 82, 10 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 82, 10 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AILUROPHOBIA starts with A and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AABHIILOOPRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A, I and O appear more than once.
Words that start AILUROPH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found AILUROPHOBIA?
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 82 - and most players walked straight past it.
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