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CHOLERA

/ˈkɒləɹə/7 letters

Definition of CHOLERA

noun

Any of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by certain strains of the Vibrio cholerae bacterium through ingestion of contaminated water or food, usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and dehydration.

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Where it comes from

From Latin cholera (“bilious disease”), from Ancient Greek χολέρα (kholéra, “cholera”). Doublet of choler.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

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Tier
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

CHOLERA in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 36 boards so far. 101 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 99
Its 36 boards, across 99 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
36
Boards found on
11
First board
98
Latest board
14
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.

First found by a player on Day 11, 31 May 2026.

Built from these letters

CHOLERA
7
Letters
3
Vowels
4
Consonants
7
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

CHOLERA starts with C and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read ACEHLOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.

Same letters, different word

2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.

Words that start CHOLER

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

CHOLERCHOLERSCHOLERASCHOLERICCHOLERAICCHOLEROIDCHOLERICLYCHOLERICALLY

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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 11 - and most players walked straight past it.

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