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AILUROPHOBIC
Definition of AILUROPHOBIC
adjective
Having or relating to a fear or hatred of cats.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From ailuro- (“cat”) + -phobic, 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.
AILUROPHOBIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 114, 11 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 116, 13 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 114, 11 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AILUROPHOBIC starts with A and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ABCHIILOOPRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and O appear more than once.
Words that start AILUROPH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found AILUROPHOBIC?
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 114 - and most players walked straight past it.
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