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ALGOPHOBIAS
Definition of ALGOPHOBIAS
Wiktionary has no entry for ALGOPHOBIAS itself. This is its base word, ALGOPHOBIA.
noun
Fear of pain.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The origin recorded for ALGOPHOBIA.
From Ancient Greek ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”) + -phobia.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,608)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ALGOPHOBIA · 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.
ALGOPHOBIAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 128, 25 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First found by a player on Day 31, 20 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ALGOPHOBIAS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AABGHILOOPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and O appear more than once.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found ALGOPHOBIAS?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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